Fishkill, NY town hall & government
Fishkill spent $12.6 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $5,885 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fishkill's government.
Where Fishkill's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 34%
- Property taxes 32%
- Utility sales 20%
- From other local governments 5%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Fishkill
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fishkill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Wappingers Central School District
Fishkill's K–12 school district, shared with Wappingers Falls, Wappinger, East Fishkill, Fishkill and Poughkeepsie. 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 60%
- State 36%
- Federal 4%
Of the $25,695 per pupil, $16,803 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.
What homeowners in Fishkill 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 Fishkill's government
Who represents Fishkill
Fishkill is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Patrick Ryan. 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.