Town of Reading (Schuyler County) — Financial Data

1,719 Population FY 2024

$300 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2022

$283 Part-Town Per Capita Spending Outside villages only FY 2022

0.0% Debt Service FY 2022

0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2020

20.0 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2020

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 Reading (Schuyler 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

No incorporated villages in this town.

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

6.4% Poverty Rate 2023

37.7% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

3.9% Unemployment Rate 2023

78.9% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$84,485 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$42,401 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$149,600 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,318 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

47.7 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Total spending across all funds, including services for the entire town and services exclusive to areas outside villages · 1995–2024

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$0 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$286,452,934 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$0 (2022)

1997 2024

Debt Service %

0.0% (2022)

1997 2024

Town-Wide Per Capita Spending

$148 (2022)

2010 2024

Part-Town Per Capita Spending

$139 (2022)

2010 2024

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2020)

2012 2024

Socio-Demographic Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

20.0 (2020)

2012 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$1,240,287 (2022)

1995 2024

State Aid

$498,114 (2022)

1995 2024

Sales And Use Tax

$466,477 (2022)

1995 2024

Other Real Property Tax Items

$62,147 (2022)

1995 2024

Charges For Services

$51,848 (2022)

1995 2024

Top Expenditures

Transportation

$1,221,578 (2022)

1995 2024

Employee Benefits

$369,717 (2022)

1995 2024

General Government

$336,554 (2022)

1995 2024

Public Safety

$204,439 (2022)

1995 2024

Community Services

$3,725 (2022)

1997 2024

Financial Documents (82)

Year	Title	Type
2024	Town of Reading OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_AFR
2024	Town of Reading FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Town of Reading (Schuyler County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023	Town of Reading OSC Annual Financial Report 2023	OSC_TOWN_AFR
2023	Town of Reading FSMS Report 2023	FSMS_MONITORING

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None
OSC Code: 440370100000

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: New York
Wholly within: Schuyler County

Within this entity

Partly contains: Dundee Central School District
Partly contains: Watkins Glen Central School District