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Great Neck Estates, NY town hall & government

Great Neck Estates spent $10.6 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,683 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Great Neck Estates's money goes

Spent
$10.6 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,683
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$541 per resident
Police
$3.4 million32%
Parks & libraries
$982,0009%
Sewer & trash
$848,0008%
Fire
$753,0007%
Roads & transportation
$634,0006%
Administration & buildings
$528,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$382,0004%
Health & welfare
$113,0001%
Interest on debt
$101,0001%
Other
$2.8 million26%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 77%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Great Neck Estates

Full-time staff
28
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$110,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
17 full-time
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Great Neck Union Free School District

Great Neck Estates's K–12 school district, shared with Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck, Kings Point, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock and Lake Success. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$36,778
New York: $34,607
Students
6,841
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$52.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 91%
  • State 7%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $36,778 per pupil, $24,049 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Great Neck Estates pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$1,638,700
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

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Great Neck Estates

Great Neck Estates is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Thomas R. Suozzi. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Great Neck Estates'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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