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Atlantic Beach, NY town hall & government

Atlantic Beach spent $3.5 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,846 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Atlantic Beach's government.

Town budget

Where Atlantic Beach's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,846
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$1,668 per resident
Roads & transportation
$880,00025%
Parks & libraries
$535,00015%
Administration & buildings
$444,00013%
Sewer & trash
$328,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$244,0007%
Interest on debt
$152,0004%
Health & welfare
$5,000<1%
Other
$909,00026%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Atlantic Beach

Full-time staff
11
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Police
2 full-time3 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Atlantic Beach didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lawrence Union Free School District

Atlantic Beach's K–12 school district, shared with Cedarhurst and Lawrence. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$44,756
New York: $34,607
Students
2,234
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal

  • Local 80%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $44,756 per pupil, $26,576 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Atlantic Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$996,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Atlantic Beach's government

Town hall & decisions in Atlantic Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Laura Gillen. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Atlantic Beach's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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