Cold Spring, NY town hall & government
Cold Spring spent $3 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,567 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cold Spring's government.
Where Cold Spring's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 51%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Utility sales 17%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From the federal government 3%
- From other local governments 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
- From the state <1%
Who works for Cold Spring
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Cold Spring didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Haldane Central School District
Cold Spring's K–12 school district, shared with Nelsonville and Philipstown. 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 81%
- State 18%
- Federal 2%
Of the $32,256 per pupil, $20,558 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.
Which schools Cold Spring kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Cold Spring 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Cold Spring's government
Who represents Cold Spring
Cold Spring is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. 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.