Town Hall · Haverstraw

Haverstraw, NY town hall & government

Haverstraw spent $12.7 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $1,043 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
$12.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,043
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$31.8 million
$2,603 per resident
Roads & transportation
$3.1 million24%
Interest on debt
$1.6 million12%
Parks & libraries
$1.1 million9%
Administration & buildings
$975,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$763,0006%
Fire
$440,0003%
Health & welfare
$387,0003%
Housing & development
$376,0003%
Sewer & trash
$275,0002%
Paid to other governments
$18,000<1%
Police
$9,000<1%
Other
$3.7 million29%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • Interest, fines & other 20%
  • From the state 6%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Haverstraw

Full-time staff
28
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
8 full-time17 part
Sewer & trash
13 full-time
Parks & libraries
5 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Haverstraw didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland)

Haverstraw's K–12 school district, shared with Stony Point, West Haverstraw and 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Haverstraw pay

Typical tax bill
$9,818
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.72%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$361,100
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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