Town Hall · Haverstraw

Haverstraw, NY town hall & government

Haverstraw spent $48.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,317 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Haverstraw's money goes

Spent
$48.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,317
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$27.2 million
$736 per resident
Police
$12.5 million26%
Parks & libraries
$11.6 million24%
Sewer & trash
$3.6 million7%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million5%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million3%
Health & welfare
$1.1 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$963,0002%
Water & other utilities
$350,0001%
Paid to other governments
$318,0001%
Other
$12 million25%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Haverstraw

Full-time staff
128
59 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
67
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
72 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time29 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
3 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland)

Haverstraw's K–12 school district, shared with Haverstraw, Stony Point and West Haverstraw. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$31,599
New York: $34,607
Students
7,901
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$135.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $31,599 per pupil, $20,339 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 Haverstraw: Suffern Central School District ($38,531 per pupil) · East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley) ($33,077 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Haverstraw pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$387,500
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 Haverstraw's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofhaverstraw.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Haverstraw →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Haverstraw

Haverstraw is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Haverstraw'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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