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Cove Neck, NY town hall & government

Cove Neck spent $1.2 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,893 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Cove Neck's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,893
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$460,00040%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$194,00017%
Fire
$137,00012%
Administration & buildings
$117,00010%
Roads & transportation
$97,0008%
Sewer & trash
$80,0007%
Other
$79,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 89%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Cove Neck collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Cove Neck

Full-time staff
1
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$77,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District

Cove Neck's K–12 school district, shared with Centre Island, Oyster Bay Cove, Mill Neck, Upper Brookville and Muttontown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$43,253
New York: $34,607
Students
1,390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 91%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $43,253 per pupil, $26,732 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cove Neck pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$2,000,001
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Cove Neck

Cove Neck is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Thomas R. Suozzi. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Cove Neck'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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