Baxter Estates, NY town hall & government
Baxter Estates spent $868,000 in the year to May 31, 2022, about $832 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Baxter Estates's government.
Where Baxter Estates's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 65%
- Other taxes & licenses 12%
- From the state 11%
- Interest, fines & other 9%
- Sales taxes 2%
- From the federal government 1%
- Fees & charges <1%
Who works for Baxter Estates
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Port Washington Union Free School District
Baxter Estates's K–12 school district, shared with Manorhaven, Port Washington North, Sands Point, Flower Hill and Plandome Manor. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 85%
- State 13%
- Federal 3%
Of the $32,441 per pupil, $21,928 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.
Which schools Baxter Estates kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Baxter Estates pay
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.
Contact Baxter Estates's government
Who represents Baxter Estates
Baxter Estates is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Thomas R. Suozzi. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.