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Wellsville, NY town hall & government

Wellsville spent $9.3 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $2,031 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wellsville's money goes

Spent
$9.3 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,031
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
$1,595 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million31%
Police
$1.3 million14%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million11%
Roads & transportation
$981,00011%
Parks & libraries
$737,0008%
Administration & buildings
$392,0004%
Fire
$338,0004%
Interest on debt
$229,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$148,0002%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million13%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 33%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wellsville

Full-time staff
41
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time6 part
Police
11 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 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

Wellsville Central School District

Wellsville's K–12 school district, shared with Willing, Wellsville and Alma. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$26,938
New York: $34,607
Students
1,201
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 21%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $26,938 per pupil, $16,061 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Wellsville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,365
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
3.69%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$91,200
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.

Local

Contact Wellsville's government

Town hall & decisions in Wellsville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wellsville

Wellsville is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Wellsville'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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