Cortlandt, NY town hall & government
Cortlandt spent $50.3 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,195 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cortlandt's government.
Where Cortlandt's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 45%
- From other local governments 17%
- Utility sales 14%
- Fees & charges 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 6%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the state 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Cortlandt
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Hendrick Hudson Central School District
Cortlandt's K–12 school district, shared with Buchanan. 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 66%
- State 32%
- Federal 2%
Of the $37,226 per pupil, $25,611 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 Cortlandt: Lakeland Central School District ($31,865 per pupil) · Croton-Harmon Union Free School District ($30,471 per pupil).
What homeowners in Cortlandt 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 Cortlandt's government
Who represents Cortlandt
Cortlandt 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.