Town Hall · Babylon

Babylon, NY town hall & government

Babylon spent $206.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $949 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Babylon's money goes

Spent
$206.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$949
typical New York towns: $1,196
Long-term debt
$172 million
$790 per resident
Sewer & trash
$37.8 million18%
Health & welfare
$24.6 million12%
Roads & transportation
$21 million10%
Fire
$19.7 million10%
Parks & libraries
$16.5 million8%
Administration & buildings
$14.5 million7%
Interest on debt
$13.5 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.2 million3%
Police
$3.6 million2%
Housing & development
$569,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$391,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$2,000<1%
Other
$49.1 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • From the federal government 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Babylon

Full-time staff
377
178 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,800
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
9
on the town payroll
Administration & buildings
84 full-time34 part
Roads & transportation
89 full-time19 part
Health & welfare
58 full-time40 part
Sewer & trash
35 full-time
Police
17 full-time31 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
23 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time18 part
Fire
9 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
55 full-time31 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Babylon Union Free School District

Babylon's K–12 school district, shared with Babylon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,654
New York: $34,607
Students
1,548
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$14.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 76%
  • State 22%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $34,654 per pupil, $23,210 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.

Also serving Babylon: Deer Park Union Free School District ($32,369 per pupil) · Lindenhurst Union Free School District ($32,177 per pupil) · West Babylon Union Free School District ($34,506 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Babylon pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$522,100
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.

Local

Contact Babylon's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofbabylon.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Babylon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Babylon

Babylon is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Andrew R. Garbarino. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Babylon'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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