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.
Where Freeport's money goes
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%
Who works for Freeport
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Freeport Union Free School District
Freeport's K–12 school district. 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 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).
What homeowners in Freeport 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 Freeport's government
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.
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.