Here is a closer look a sampling of town taxes in Onondaga County. I have updated a couple of the examples from my previous post to get a better sampling of similar properties across Onondaga County. These properties had an market value or assessment value around $244,000 in 2017. In…

Let’s take a look at what our taxes are funding. Above shows the budget broken down by department. I did my best to give an idea based on the information provided in the 2025 Budget Book to show what Onondaga County residents are funding with our local dollars vs other…

Taking a closer look at the information in the 2025 Executive Budget Book, it seems to show only so many “budgeted” positions are actually funded in the county budget. In the budget it mentions filled positions, budgeted positions and staffing. If departments are 30 – 40% understaffed looking at the…

We will be looking through Onondaga County's $1.5 billion dollar for 2025 budget highlighting data, asking questions and advocating for the county to do more for the residents of Onondaga County.

See examples of property taxes across Onondaga County for a single family home with an average market value of $237,000 in 2016 compared to 2024.