Gallatin, NY town hall & government
Gallatin spent $913,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $577 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gallatin's government.
Where Gallatin's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 36%
- Property taxes 27%
- From the state 18%
- Other taxes & licenses 11%
- Interest, fines & other 7%
- From the federal government 1%
- Fees & charges <1%
- Sales taxes <1%
Who works for Gallatin
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Gallatin didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Pine Plains Central School District
Gallatin's K–12 school district, shared with Pine Plains, Stanford, Milan and Ancram. 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 71%
- State 24%
- Federal 5%
Of the $41,085 per pupil, $24,185 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 Gallatin: Germantown Central School District ($33,251 per pupil) · Taconic Hills Central School District ($33,424 per pupil).
What homeowners in Gallatin 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 Gallatin's government
Who represents Gallatin
Gallatin is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Josh Riley. 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.