That's an increase of seven percent from 2014, when the village spent $619,872.54, or $1,561.39 per household.
Ridge Farm has 397 households and a population of 882.
Since 2001, the Village of Ridge Farm budget has grown by three percent, from $643,967.13. The village population has fallen 4.6 percent over the same period, from 925.
Salaries accounted for 27.6 percent of village spending in 2015. Ridge Farm property taxpayers paid $183,366.42 for four full-time employees and 16 part-time employees.
In 2001, the village had five full-time employees and three part-time employees, and spent $180,346.80.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2015
882
$663,275.40
$183,366.42
27.6
20
$9,168.32
2014
882
$619,872.54
$175,421.36
28.3
23
$7,627.01
2013
882
$642,732.48
$164,863.92
25.7
22
$7,493.81
2012
882
$653,830.26
$182,454.62
27.9
22
$8,293.39
2011
912
$689,649.12
$187,169.40
27.1
24
$7,798.72
2010
912
$666,163.17
$170,896.71
25.7
22
$7,768.03
2009
939
$673,365.87
$149,343.06
22.2
7
$21,334.72
2008
939
$631,728.76
$161,849.90
25.6
6
$26,974.98
2007
921
$638,598.87
$177,022.17
27.7
6
$29,503.69
2006
921
$654,180
$196,398
30
6
$32,733
2005
921
$659,735.80
$160,825.52
24.4
9
$17,869.50
2004
921
$644,357.58
$171,015.30
26.5
9
$19,001.70
2003
921
$664,136.88
$145,335.96
21.9
9
$16,148.44
2002
912
$678,916.35
$159,584.85
23.5
9
$17,731.65
2001
925
$643,967.13
$180,346.80
28
8
$22,543.35
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.