Village of Potsdam (St. Lawrence County) — Financial Data

8,312 Population FY 2024

$2,492 Per-Capita Spending FY 2024

4.4% Debt Service FY 2024

0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2021

40.0 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2021

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 Village of Potsdam (St. Lawrence 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

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

26.7% Poverty Rate 2023

48.7% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

7.0% Unemployment Rate 2023

34.5% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$32,061 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$21,053 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$144,200 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$819 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

21.7 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Curated financial dashboard (1995–2024)

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$15,131,938 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$265,151,017 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$911,780 (2024)

1997 2024

Debt Service %

4.4% (2024)

1997 2024

Per-Capita Spending

$2,492 (2024)

2010 2024

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2021)

2013 2024

Socio-Demographic Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

40.0 (2021)

2013 2024

Top Revenue Sources

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$7,950,336 (2024)

1995 2024

Charges For Services

$5,398,402 (2024)

1995 2024

Sales And Use Tax

$3,776,148 (2024)

1995 2024

Use And Sale Of Property

$1,041,384 (2024)

1995 2024

Federal Aid

$1,040,193 (2024)

1995 2024

Top Expenditures

Employee Benefits

$5,306,494 (2024)

1995 2024

Public Safety

$4,659,780 (2024)

1995 2024

General Government

$3,733,197 (2024)

1995 2024

Transportation

$2,468,916 (2024)

1995 2024

Sanitation

$1,086,575 (2024)

1997 2024

Financial Documents (84)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Village of Potsdam FSMS Report 2025	FSMS_MONITORING
2024	Village of Potsdam OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_VILLAGE_CSV_AFR
2024	Village of Potsdam OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_VILLAGE_AFR
2024	Village of Potsdam FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING
2023	Village of Potsdam (St. Lawrence 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: 400468404080

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: New York
Wholly within: St. Lawrence County
Wholly within: Town of Potsdam (St. Lawrence County)

Within this entity

Partly contains: Potsdam Central School District