Town Hall · Long Beach

Long Beach, NY town hall & government

Long Beach spent $127.6 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,688 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Long Beach's money goes

Spent
$127.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,688
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$348.2 million
$10,061 per resident
Police
$15.4 million12%
Sewer & trash
$14.1 million11%
Interest on debt
$13.4 million11%
Parks & libraries
$7.6 million6%
Administration & buildings
$5.4 million4%
Water & other utilities
$4.8 million4%
Fire
$3.8 million3%
Roads & transportation
$3.7 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.3 million1%
Housing & development
$391,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$323,000<1%
Health & welfare
$123,000<1%
Other
$57.1 million45%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 48%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Long Beach

Full-time staff
354
159 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$121,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
69
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
85 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
70 full-time27 part
Sewer & trash
43 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time56 part
Administration & buildings
38 full-time7 part
Fire
31 full-time11 part
Health & welfare
11 full-time25 part
Water & other utilities
21 full-time
Housing & development
15 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
5 full-time6 part
Other
20 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Long Beach didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Long Beach City School District

Long Beach's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$40,177
New York: $34,607
Students
3,602
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 21%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $40,177 per pupil, $26,363 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 Long Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$696,400
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 Long Beach's government

🏛️ Official websitelongbeachny.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Long Beach →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Long Beach

Long Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Laura Gillen. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Long Beach'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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