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Lake Success, NY town hall & government

Lake Success spent $22.7 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $8,083 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lake Success's money goes

Spent
$22.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$8,083
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$2.6 million
$910 per resident
Police
$6.3 million28%
Parks & libraries
$4.4 million20%
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million10%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million10%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$352,0002%
Interest on debt
$113,000<1%
Other
$5.4 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Fees & charges 32%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lake Success

Full-time staff
58
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$123,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
26 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
13 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

Lake Success's K–12 school district, shared with Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck, Kings Point, Russell Gardens and Saddle Rock. 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 Lake Success pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$1,555,000
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 Lake Success's government

Town hall & decisions in Lake Success →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lake Success

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

All of Lake Success'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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