ZIP 13803 · Lapeer, NY

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 13803: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for New York governments, the State Comptroller, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 13803?
13803 is served by New York State, Cortland County, Marathon Central School District, the Town of Lapeer, the Town of Marathon and the Town of Freetown. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, New York State spent $266.8 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2024), Cortland County spent $149 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Marathon Central School District spent $23.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Lapeer spent $664 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Town of Marathon spent $974 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Town of Freetown spent $551 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 13803?
Of the governments serving 13803, Cortland County collected $45.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Marathon Central School District collected $3.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Lapeer collected $565 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Town of Marathon collected $419 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025) and Town of Freetown collected $329 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 13803.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cortland County, Lapeer, Marathon and Freetown

Why not this year? New York governments with newer filings show the State Comptroller's figures (mostly for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 13803

Cortland County$45.0 million

26% of its $176 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Marathon Central School District$3.9 million

17% of its $22.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Town of Lapeer$565 thousand

67% of its $840 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Town of Marathon$419 thousand

37% of its $1.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Town of Freetown$329 thousand

50% of its $652 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cortland County

$149 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 90% of this ZIP is in Cortland County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%State tax money17%Federal tax money10%Fees for services8.6%Fines and other4.1%
Full Cortland County breakdown

County taxes60%

Sales tax
34%$60.0 million
Property tax
26%$45.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.1 million

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$15.1 million

Federal tax money10%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
10%$18.0 million

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$29.5 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$7.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$112 thousand
Cortland County page →

Where the money goes

Sent to other local governments23%Social services22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending15%
Full Cortland County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
23%$33.5 million
Social services
22%$32.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$27.9 million
Health and hospitals
12%$17.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$15.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$11.0 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
4.2%$6.2 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$616 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$592 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$453 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$124 thousand
Cortland County page →

Your towns

Town of Lapeer

$664 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Lapeer.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money18%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services0.3%
Full Lapeer breakdown

Town taxes67%

Property tax
67%$565 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand

State tax money18%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
18%$148 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$69 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$55 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$492
Lapeer page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs11%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)6.1%Health and hospitals0.1%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%
Full Lapeer breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$71 thousand
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
6.1%$41 thousand
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Health and hospitals
0.1%$850
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$605
Lapeer page →

Town of Marathon

$974 thousand budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Marathon.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes37%County and local tax money31%State tax money16%Fines and other11%Fees for services4.7%
Full Marathon breakdown

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$419 thousand

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$53 thousand

State tax money16%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
16%$181 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$343 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$114 thousand
Fines
1.3%$15 thousand
Marathon page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%
Full Marathon breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$655 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$104 thousand
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
7.8%$76 thousand
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$700
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$50
Marathon page →

Town of Freetown

$551 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 15% of this ZIP is in Freetown.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money31%State tax money15%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Freetown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full Freetown breakdown

Town taxes53%

Property tax
50%$329 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
15%$95 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$204 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand
Freetown page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

64%

of Freetown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Freetown breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Freetown page →

Your schools

Marathon Central School District

$23.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the New York State Comptroller.

About 88% of this ZIP is in Marathon Central School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money75%School district taxes17%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services<0.1%
Full Marathon Central School District breakdown

School district taxes17%

Property tax
17%$3.9 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$21 thousand

Federal tax money5.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.8%$1.3 million

State tax money75%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
75%$16.8 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$486 thousand
Marathon Central School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges73%Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)25%Interest on debt2.1%
Full Marathon Central School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
73%$17.5 million
Employee benefits (pensions, health insurance, Social Security)
25%$5.9 million
Retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs that are not charged to one department. Benefits paid inside a department's own budget are counted with that department.
Interest on debt
2.1%$511 thousand
Marathon Central School District page →

Your state

New York State

$266.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended March 31, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)9.1%Fines and other6.6%Local tax money0.5%
Full New York State breakdown

What stands out

8.9%

of New York State's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
21%$53.8 billion
Business income tax
8.9%$23.2 billion
Other taxes
8.4%$22.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 16 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.06 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.61 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.49 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.86 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.60 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.42 billion
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.32 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$837 million
  • Public utility taxes$781 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$276 million
  • Driver's licenses$179 million
  • Amusement taxes$163 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$80.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$57.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$46.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$46.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$20.0 billion

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$23.9 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 13 more
  • Hospital bills$8.13 billion
  • Electric power$6.73 billion
  • College tuition$3.04 billion
  • Other service charges$1.93 billion
  • Transit fares$1.76 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.03 billion
  • University housing and dining$691 million
  • Parks and recreation$357 million
  • Airport$72.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$72.3 million
  • Other education charges$43.4 million
  • Road charges$12.2 million
  • Ports and waterways$11.8 million
  • Housing$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
38%$100.4 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$1.26 billion

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.8 billion
Fines
0.2%$393 million
New York State page →

Where the money goes

Social services37%Sent to local governments34%Running the government and other costs6.6%Schools and colleges5.6%Health and hospitals4.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.6%

of New York State's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full New York State breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$97.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$97.3 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$258 million
  • Welfare institutions$108 million
  • Veterans' services$8.5 million
Sent to local governments
34%$89.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$24.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$21.2 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$15.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.74 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$4.04 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.27 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$616 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$608 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$420 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$321 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$132 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$122 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$80.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$21.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$17.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$17.6 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.6 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.24 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 million
  • Other government administration$247 million
  • Government buildings$201 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.6%$15.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$12.1 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.86 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.01 billion
  • Other education$113 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$992 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$12.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.73 billion
  • Public health$4.06 billion
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$11.8 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 3 more
  • Public transit$5.81 billion
  • Roads and highways$4.37 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.36 billion
  • Airports$204 million
  • Ports and harbors$14.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$7.90 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.37 billion
  • Prisons and jails$3.03 billion
  • Police$1.10 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$199 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$196 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$6.60 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.51 billion
  • Water supply$51.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$5.31 billion
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$3.59 billion
  • Interest on public transit debt$1.14 billion
  • Interest on electric power debt$571 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$884 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$881 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$803 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$617 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$617 million
New York State page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

New York State. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Cortland County. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Marathon Central School District. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025 (school districts: NYSED ST-3 data republished by OSC), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Town of Lapeer. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Town of Marathon. New York State Comptroller, Financial Data for Local Governments, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Town of Freetown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the New York State Comptroller's account-level reports for a New York government, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and pension or custodial trust funds are not counted.

Employee benefits are their own spending line: the retirement, Social Security, health insurance and workers compensation costs a government books centrally. Benefits charged inside a department's own budget (for example a sheriff's) stay with that department.

Federal and state money. Federal money that reaches a New York government through the State is shown here as federal aid. The Census figures count it as state aid, so the federal and state shares on the two versions do not match.

Counties. County spending leaves out transfers between a county's own funds, internal service funds and the repayment of debt principal, so it can be lower than the Census figure for the same county.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.