Town Hall · Clifton Park

Clifton Park, NY town hall & government

Clifton Park spent $30.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $800 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Clifton Park's money goes

Spent
$30.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$800
typical New York towns: $1,196
Long-term debt
$5.3 million
$139 per resident
Parks & libraries
$7.7 million25%
Roads & transportation
$6.6 million22%
Sewer & trash
$2.9 million10%
Administration & buildings
$2.5 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.9 million6%
Health & welfare
$1.4 million4%
Police
$1.2 million4%
Fire
$494,0002%
Interest on debt
$204,0001%
Paid to other governments
$5,000<1%
Water & other utilities
$4,000<1%
Other
$5.6 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 53%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Clifton Park

Full-time staff
103
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
29 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
33 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time13 part
Parks & libraries
14 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time8 part
Other
4 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Clifton Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Shenendehowa Central School District

Clifton Park's K–12 school district, shared with Round Lake and Halfmoon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,150
New York: $34,607
Students
9,328
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 62%
  • State 33%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $21,150 per pupil, $13,593 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 Clifton Park: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District ($22,786 per pupil) · Niskayuna Central School District ($20,950 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Clifton Park pay

Typical tax bill
$5,793
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$395,400
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 Clifton Park's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Clifton Park

Clifton Park is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Paul Tonko. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Clifton Park'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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