Town Hall · Dobbs Ferry

Dobbs Ferry, NY town hall & government

Dobbs Ferry spent $20.4 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,872 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dobbs Ferry's money goes

Spent
$20.4 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,872
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$11.3 million
$1,036 per resident
Police
$4.6 million22%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million13%
Roads & transportation
$1.8 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million7%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$956,0005%
Interest on debt
$742,0004%
Fire
$304,0001%
Housing & development
$79,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$13,000<1%
Health & welfare
$7,000<1%
Other
$6.4 million31%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 66%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Dobbs Ferry

Full-time staff
95
76 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$133,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time34 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time13 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time8 part
Sewer & trash
10 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Other
26 full-time13 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District

Dobbs Ferry's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$34,923
New York: $34,607
Students
1,499
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22 million
at year end

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

  • Local 79%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $34,923 per pupil, $22,981 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 Dobbs Ferry: Ardsley Union Free School District ($30,760 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Dobbs Ferry pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$765,500
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 Dobbs Ferry's government

🏛️ Official websitedobbsferry.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Dobbs Ferry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dobbs Ferry

Dobbs Ferry is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative George Latimer. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Dobbs Ferry'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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