Photo: Barnum, Deloss -- Photographer · Public domainCortlandville spent more per resident in 2022 than 88% of similar towns
Cortlandville’s town government spent $6.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $755 per resident. Water and other utilities ($584,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Cortlandville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$755 per resident in 2022: more than 88% of them
Cortlandville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($755 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 321 New York towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $458, and the middle half spent $340–$617. Cortlandville spent more than 88% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($850,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cortlandville itself left out).
About $755 per resident a year, or $2.07 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 33%.
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No trend yet
Cortlandville reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $4,501 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.54% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cortlandville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Cortlandville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cortlandville →
Who’s in charge in Cortlandville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 212 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (8,067).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
McGraw Central School District
Cortlandville’s K–12 school district, shared with McGraw, Solon. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,648 per pupil, $17,741 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
Homer Central School District · $25,166 per pupil
Cortland City School District · $25,949 per pupil
Dryden Central School District · $32,055 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cortlandville’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cortlandville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Cortland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.1%11,706 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.6%10,290 votesOthers: 0.3% (67 votes).
Most votes in Cortland County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Cortlandville lies in Cortland County. Every 2024 race in Cortland County is on the county’s page.
Cortland County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Cortlandville.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Cortlandville compares with the towns next door
Cortlandville spent $755 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $231 to $692. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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Questions about Cortlandville’s government
How much does Cortlandville spend per resident?
About $755 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $755 was more than 88% of 321 New York towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Cortlandville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $4,501 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Cortlandville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cortlandville yet.
How did Cortlandville vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cortlandville alone. Cortland County, where 100% of Cortlandville lies, voted Trump 53.1%, Harris 46.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cortlandville?
38 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $184,202 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cortlandville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 52 (Lea Webb) and Assembly District 125 (Anna Kelles). The Assembly district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →