Town Hall · Freeport

Freeport, NY town hall & government

Freeport spent $122.8 million in the year to February 28, 2024, about $2,798 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Freeport's money goes

Spent
$122.8 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2024
Per resident
$2,798
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$124.8 million
$2,843 per resident
Water & other utilities
$39.9 million32%
Police
$24.1 million20%
Sewer & trash
$5.3 million4%
Parks & libraries
$4.6 million4%
Administration & buildings
$4.2 million3%
Interest on debt
$3.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.2 million3%
Roads & transportation
$2.9 million2%
Fire
$1.2 million1%
Housing & development
$952,0001%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$32.6 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • Property taxes 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 18%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Freeport

Full-time staff
328
102 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
103
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
115 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
79 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
27 full-time71 part
Administration & buildings
41 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time6 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
14 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Fire
4 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
23 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Freeport Union Free School District

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

Spending per pupil
$32,491
New York: $34,607
Students
6,343
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $32,491 per pupil, $21,815 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 Freeport: Baldwin Union Free School District ($32,273 per pupil) · Roosevelt Union Free School District ($37,051 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Freeport pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$505,900
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 Freeport's government

Town hall & decisions in Freeport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Freeport

Freeport is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Laura Gillen. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Freeport'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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