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Tyre, NY town hall & government

Tyre spent $1.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,311 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tyre's government.

Town budget

Where Tyre's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,311
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$188,000
$178 per resident
Roads & transportation
$468,00034%
Administration & buildings
$319,00023%
Fire
$155,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$144,00010%
Water & other utilities
$102,0007%
Interest on debt
$17,0001%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$172,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Fees & charges <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Tyre

Full-time staff
4
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$24,400
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seneca Falls Central School District

Tyre's K–12 school district, shared with Seneca Falls and Fayette. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,951
New York: $34,607
Students
1,236
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $25,951 per pupil, $16,895 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Tyre: Waterloo Central School District ($28,798 per pupil) · Clyde-Savannah Central School District ($29,937 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tyre pay

Typical tax bill
$2,352
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$161,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Tyre's government

🏛️ Official websitetyreny.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tyre →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tyre

Tyre is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Claudia Tenney. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Tyre's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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