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Blooming Grove, NY town hall & government

Blooming Grove spent $16.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $960 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Blooming Grove's money goes

Spent
$16.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$960
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$143 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million15%
Police
$2.5 million15%
Administration & buildings
$2 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1.8 million11%
Housing & development
$1.5 million9%
Health & welfare
$567,0003%
Parks & libraries
$476,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$457,0003%
Interest on debt
$278,0002%
Water & other utilities
$182,0001%
Paid to other governments
$3,000<1%
Other
$4.4 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 62%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blooming Grove

Full-time staff
70
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
22 full-time4 part
Police
20 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
12 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
2 full-time2 part
Other
9 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Washingtonville Central School District

Blooming Grove's K–12 school district, shared with Washingtonville, South Blooming Grove, New Windsor and Hamptonburgh. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,768
New York: $34,607
Students
3,974
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $27,768 per pupil, $17,330 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 Blooming Grove: Monroe-Woodbury Central School District ($31,778 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Blooming Grove pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$395,500
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 Blooming Grove's government

Town hall & decisions in Blooming Grove →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blooming Grove

Blooming Grove is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Patrick Ryan. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Blooming Grove'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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