Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Marathon run?
Marathon’s town government spent $587,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $320 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Marathon didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Marathon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Marathon Central School District
Marathon’s K–12 school district, shared with Marathon, Lapeer, Freetown, Harford. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,143 per pupil, $18,099 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.
About $320 per resident a year, or $0.88 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 53%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Marathon 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 Marathon yet
Every year of Marathon’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $3,373 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.48% 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 Marathon’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 Marathon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Marathon →
Who’s in charge in Marathon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 611 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 (1,834).
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.
Marathon’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 Marathon 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 Marathon 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 Marathon.
- 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 Marathon compares with the towns next door
Marathon’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $473 to $767 per resident. 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).
Reach Marathon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Marathon’s government
How much does Marathon spend per resident?
About $320 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Marathon didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $740,000.
What is the property tax rate in Marathon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,373 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.48% 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 Marathon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Marathon yet.
How did Marathon vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Marathon alone. Cortland County, where 100% of Marathon lies, voted Trump 53.1%, Harris 46.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Marathon?
3 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,844 (about $214,128 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Marathon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 52 (Lea Webb) and Assembly District 131 (Jeff Gallahan). The Assembly district also covers 62 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Marathon’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 Marathon, 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 →