Town Hall · Clarkstown

Clarkstown, NY town hall & government

Clarkstown spent $172 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,996 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clarkstown's money goes

Spent
$172 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,996
typical New York towns: $1,196
Long-term debt
$109.6 million
$1,271 per resident
Police
$41.6 million24%
Roads & transportation
$21.8 million13%
Sewer & trash
$13 million8%
Parks & libraries
$10.4 million6%
Administration & buildings
$7.9 million5%
Interest on debt
$7.4 million4%
Health & welfare
$6.7 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.3 million3%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million2%
Paid to other governments
$865,0001%
Fire
$9,000<1%
Other
$53.3 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 71%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Clarkstown

Full-time staff
445
147 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$87,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
148
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
170 full-time41 part
Roads & transportation
90 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
55 full-time54 part
Parks & libraries
50 full-time31 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
19 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
53 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clarkstown Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$29,380
New York: $34,607
Students
7,991
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 70%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $29,380 per pupil, $19,600 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 Clarkstown: Nyack Union Free School District ($32,892 per pupil) · Nanuet Union Free School District ($34,702 per pupil) · East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley) ($33,077 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clarkstown pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$602,100
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 Clarkstown's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.clarkstown.ny.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Clarkstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Clarkstown

Clarkstown is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Clarkstown'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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