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Wethersfield, NY town hall & government

Wethersfield spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,509 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wethersfield's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,509
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$843,00066%
Administration & buildings
$88,0007%
Fire
$78,0006%
Sewer & trash
$57,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$26,0002%
Parks & libraries
$5,000<1%
Police
$4,000<1%
Other
$168,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 43%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the state 17%
  • Property taxes 12%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wethersfield

Full-time staff
4
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$54,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wethersfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Letchworth Central School District

Wethersfield's K–12 school district, shared with Castile, Gainesville, Silver Springs, Pike, Eagle and Gainesville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,088
New York: $34,607
Students
873
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 28%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $25,088 per pupil, $14,444 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 Wethersfield: Warsaw Central School District ($25,405 per pupil) · Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District ($24,711 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wethersfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,787
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.12%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$131,300
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 Wethersfield's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Wethersfield

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

All of Wethersfield'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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