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Kinderhook, NY town hall & government

Kinderhook spent $3.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $432 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kinderhook's money goes

Spent
$3.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$432
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$150 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million38%
Fire
$430,00012%
Parks & libraries
$408,00012%
Administration & buildings
$343,00010%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$179,0005%
Health & welfare
$110,0003%
Interest on debt
$70,0002%
Sewer & trash
$26,0001%
Water & other utilities
$11,000<1%
Police
$6,000<1%
Other
$602,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • From other local governments 38%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kinderhook

Full-time staff
13
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,100
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
13 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time12 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 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

Kinderhook Central School District (Ichabod Crane)

Kinderhook's K–12 school district, shared with Kinderhook, Valatie, Stuyvesant and Stockport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$27,246
New York: $34,607
Students
1,701
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$23.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 52%
  • State 43%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $27,246 per pupil, $17,232 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 Kinderhook: Chatham Central School District ($34,286 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kinderhook pay

Typical tax bill
$5,979
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$349,900
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 Kinderhook's government

🏛️ Official websitekinderhook-ny.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Kinderhook →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kinderhook

Kinderhook is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Josh Riley. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Kinderhook'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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