How is Lacona run?
Lacona’s village government spent $170,000 on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $312 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lacona didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lacona is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $312 per resident a year, or $0.85 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lacona didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lacona yet
Every year of Lacona’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,674 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.04% 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 Lacona’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lacona’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lacona →
Who’s in charge in Lacona
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Sandy Creek Central School District
Lacona’s K–12 school district, shared with Redfield, Sandy Creek, Boylston, Sandy Creek, Orwell. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,571 per pupil, $18,725 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.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lacona’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lacona alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Oswego County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.3%33,548 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.4%20,483 votesOthers: 1.2% (681 votes).
Most votes in Oswego County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Lacona lies in Oswego County. Every 2024 race in Oswego County is on the county’s page.
Oswego 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 Lacona.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
Reach Lacona’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lacona’s government
How much does Lacona spend per resident?
About $312 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lacona didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $664,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lacona?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,674 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.04% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Lacona’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lacona yet.
How did Lacona vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Lacona alone. Oswego County, where 100% of Lacona lies, voted Trump 61.3%, Harris 37.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lacona?
0 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,922 (about $47,064 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lacona in the state legislature?
State Senate District 49 (Mark Walczyk) and Assembly District 120 (Will Barclay). The Assembly district also covers 44 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lacona’s government
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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 (for Lacona, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →