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.
Where Clifton Park's money goes
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%
Who works for Clifton Park
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.
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.
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).
What homeowners in Clifton Park 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.
Contact Clifton Park's government
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.
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.