Town Hall · Wheatfield

Wheatfield, NY town hall & government

Wheatfield spent $12.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $670 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wheatfield's money goes

Spent
$12.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$670
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$5.1 million
$281 per resident
Sewer & trash
$2.3 million19%
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million18%
Fire
$1.5 million12%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million12%
Parks & libraries
$788,0007%
Administration & buildings
$654,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$521,0004%
Interest on debt
$356,0003%
Police
$328,0003%
Health & welfare
$28,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$7,000<1%
Housing & development
$5,000<1%
Other
$2 million16%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 43%
  • Property taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Wheatfield

Full-time staff
45
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,800
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Administration & buildings
11 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time8 part

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

Property tax

What homeowners in Wheatfield pay

Typical tax bill
$5,735
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.82%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$314,900
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.

Local

Contact Wheatfield's government

Town hall & decisions in Wheatfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wheatfield

Wheatfield is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representatives Timothy M. Kennedy and Nicholas A. Langworthy. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Wheatfield'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.

You’re browsing

Wheatfield

New York · NY · Niagara County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Wheatfield is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01