Photo: Joegrimes at English Wikipedia · Public domainIn Onondaga, 73% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Onondaga’s town government spent $10.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $453 per resident.
What stands out about how Onondaga is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$431 per resident in 2022: less than 68% of them
Onondaga’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($431 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 83 New York towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $547, and the middle half spent $373–$826. Onondaga spent less than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($114,000), 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Onondaga itself left out).
About $453 per resident a year, or $1.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: fire, at 29%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Onondaga reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $431 · 2023: $453.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,480 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.23% 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 Onondaga’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 Onondaga’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Onondaga →
Who’s in charge in Onondaga
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 612 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (22,648).
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.
Onondaga Central School District
Onondaga’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $26,849 per pupil, $15,856 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.
Marcellus Central School District · $25,868 per pupil
Westhill Central School District · $23,112 per pupil
West Genesee Central School District · $22,150 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Onondaga voted in 2024
Official results for Onondaga’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat54.2%7,036 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.9%5,822 votesOthers: 0.9% (115 votes).
Most votes in Onondaga: Kamala D Harris
Onondaga County: Harris 58.3%, Trump 41.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Onondaga’s 17,667 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Onondaga: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Onondaga County: Gillibrand 60.0%, Sapraicone 39.4% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: John W Mannion
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Onondaga, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga | 54.2% | 44.9% | 0.9% | 12,973 |
| Onondaga County | 58.3% | 41.1% | 0.6% | 228,381 |
| New York | 55.9% | 43.3% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
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 Onondaga.
- 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 Onondaga compares with the towns next door
Onondaga spent $431 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $410 to $3,504. 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).
Reach Onondaga’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Onondaga’s government
How much does Onondaga spend per resident?
About $453 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $431 was less than 68% of 83 New York towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Onondaga?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,480 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.23% 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 Onondaga’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Onondaga yet.
How did Onondaga vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 54.2%, Donald J Trump 44.9% (12,973 votes, official results). Onondaga County: Harris 58.3%, Trump 41.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Onondaga?
37 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $200,400 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Onondaga in the state legislature?
State Senate District 48 (Rachel May) and Assembly District 128 (Pamela Hunter). The Assembly district also covers five 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 →