Town Hall · Mechanicville

Mechanicville, NY town hall & government

Mechanicville spent $8.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,643 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Mechanicville

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Mechanicville's money goes

Spent
$8.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,643
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$5 million
$1,004 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.5 million18%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million17%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million16%
Police
$1.1 million13%
Administration & buildings
$358,0004%
Health & welfare
$240,0003%
Interest on debt
$213,0003%
Fire
$182,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$179,0002%
Parks & libraries
$94,0001%
Paid to other governments
$32,000<1%
Other
$1.6 million20%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 35%
  • From other local governments 19%
  • Fees & charges 14%
  • From the state 14%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Mechanicville

Full-time staff
29
14 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
11 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
5 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Housing & development
1 full-time
Other
6 full-time6 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mechanicville City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,583
New York: $34,607
Students
1,363
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$20.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 43%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $20,583 per pupil, $13,117 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 Mechanicville pay

Typical tax bill
$3,458
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.85%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$186,500
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 Mechanicville's government

🏛️ Official websitemechanicville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mechanicville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mechanicville

Mechanicville is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Paul Tonko. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Mechanicville'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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