Town of Western (Oneida County) — Financial Data

1,831 Population FY 2024

$1,123 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2025

$0 Part-Town Per Capita Spending Outside villages only FY 2000

0.0% Debt Service FY 2024

0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2024

13.3 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2024

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 Western (Oneida 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

6.9% Poverty Rate 2023

33.7% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

2.4% Unemployment Rate 2023

83.9% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$90,000 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$59,693 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$196,100 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$982 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

47.1 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.6 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Total spending across all funds, including services for the entire town and services exclusive to areas outside villages · 1995–2025

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$0 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$208,614,047 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$0 (2024)

1995 2024

Debt Service %

0.0% (2024)

1995 2024

Town-Wide Per Capita Spending

$1,123 (2025)

2010 2025

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2024)

2012 2024

Socio-Demographic Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

13.3 (2024)

2012 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Other Local Revenues

$922,838 (2025)

1995 2025

Sales And Use Tax

$775,789 (2025)

1995 2025

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$393,000 (2025)

1995 2025

State Aid

$385,024 (2025)

1995 2025

Charges To Other Governments

$141,178 (2025)

1995 2025

Top Expenditures

Transportation

$1,439,416 (2025)

1995 2025

General Government

$400,161 (2025)

1995 2025

Employee Benefits

$182,679 (2025)

1995 2025

Culture And Recreation

$24,566 (2025)

1995 2025

Public Safety

$9,650 (2025)

1995 2025

Financial Documents (85)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Town of Western OSC Annual Financial Report 2025	OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024	Town of Western OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024	Town of Western OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_TOWN_AFR
2024	Town of Western FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Town of Western (Oneida County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None
OSC Code: 300389100000

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: New York
Wholly within: Oneida County

Within this entity

Partly contains: Adirondack Central School District
Partly contains: Holland Patent Central School District
Partly contains: Rome City School District