Town Hall · Fishkill

Fishkill, NY town hall & government

Fishkill spent $17.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $721 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fishkill's money goes

Spent
$17.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$721
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$17.8 million
$740 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.7 million33%
Police
$2.7 million16%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million12%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million9%
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$927,0005%
Interest on debt
$644,0004%
Parks & libraries
$534,0003%
Health & welfare
$50,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$23,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million9%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • From the state 16%
  • Fees & charges 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Sales taxes 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Fishkill

Full-time staff
43
82 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$79,900
a year, before benefits
Police
4 full-time52 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time14 part
Administration & buildings
11 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time6 part
Other
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wappingers Central School District

Fishkill's K–12 school district, shared with Fishkill, Wappingers Falls, Wappinger, East Fishkill and Poughkeepsie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,695
New York: $34,607
Students
10,614
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $25,695 per pupil, $16,803 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 Fishkill: Beacon City School District ($29,829 per pupil) · Haldane Central School District ($32,256 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fishkill pay

Typical tax bill
$7,000
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.67%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$419,600
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.

Local

Contact Fishkill's government

🏛️ Official websitevofishkill.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fishkill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fishkill

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

All of Fishkill'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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