BenchmarkUSA benchmarkusa.org

Town of Cato (Cayuga County)

Town in New York · Wikipedia

Part of: Cayuga County · New York

Back to New York Entities
2,445 Population FY 2024
$292 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2017
$264 Part-Town Per Capita Spending Outside villages only FY 2017
0.0% Debt Service FY 2017
22.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2016
27.0 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2016
Town of Cato (Cayuga County) is missing from the OSC Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for FY 2024. Last FSMS score: FY 2016. View stress analysis
Data comparability note: Contains villages: Village of Meridian (pop. 287). Town-wide per capita spending covers all residents including village residents (A-fund services: community services, culture and recreation, debt service, economic development, employee benefits, general government, public safety, sanitation, transportation). Part-town per capita spending covers only residents outside incorporated villages (B-fund services: employee benefits, general government, health, public safety, transportation).

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

Current source-backed tax context for New York and Town of Cato (Cayuga County).

Component Summary Effective Coverage Sources
NY state personal income tax NY uses a progressive bracket schedule (4.00% to 10.90% on the current IT-201 schedule). Tax year 2025 schedule; statutory update starts for tax years beginning after 2025. Source verified IT-201-I (2025 PDF); Tax Law §601
NY state sales and use tax (base) NY state base sales and use tax rate is 4%; local rates are additive by jurisdiction. In effect as of January 1, 2026. Loaded New York State Department of Taxation and Finance sales tax rates
NY state-level property tax policy In New York, real property tax is raised and spent locally by counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and special districts; there is no single statewide property-tax rate. Property-tax guidance page updated July 26, 2024 (accessed April 19, 2026). Needs review NY property taxes overview; ORPTS tax bill calculation guide

Villages in Cato (Cayuga County)

Total village population: 287 (12% of town)

Village of Meridian (Cayuga County) pop. 287

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

12.6% Poverty Rate 2023
21.7% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
4.6% Unemployment Rate 2023
85.3% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$71,250 (2023)
Loading...
2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$38,855 (2023)
Loading...
2010 2023
Median Home Value
$164,500 (2023)
Loading...
2010 2023
Median Gross Rent
$744 (2023)
Loading...
2010 2023
Median Age
47.9 (2023)
Loading...
2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.4 (2023)
Loading...
2010 2023
Financial Documents (77)
Year Title Type
2024 Town of Cato OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_TOWN_AFR
2024 Town of Cato FSMS Report 2024 FSMS_MONITORING
2023 Town of Cato (Cayuga County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023 Town of Cato OSC Annual Financial Report 2023 OSC_TOWN_AFR
2023 Town of Cato FSMS Report 2023 FSMS_MONITORING
Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
—
Notes
None
OSC Code
050313700000
School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Within this entity

Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org