Highlands, NY town hall & government
Highlands spent $7.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $629 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Highlands's government.
Where Highlands's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 50%
- From other local governments 16%
- Fees & charges 11%
- From the state 10%
- Utility sales 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- Interest, fines & other 3%
- Sales taxes 1%
- From the federal government <1%
Who works for Highlands
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Highland Falls Central School District
Highlands's K–12 school district, shared with Highland Falls. 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 29%
- State 43%
- Federal 28%
Of the $36,789 per pupil, $22,022 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 Highlands: Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland) ($31,599 per pupil).
What homeowners in Highlands 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 Highlands's government
Who represents Highlands
Highlands is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Patrick Ryan. 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.