Town Hall · Mount Hope

Mount Hope, NY town hall & government

Mount Hope spent $4.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $678 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Hope's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$678
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$1.2 million
$178 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million26%
Police
$804,00018%
Administration & buildings
$573,00013%
Fire
$281,0006%
Sewer & trash
$276,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$252,0006%
Interest on debt
$48,0001%
Parks & libraries
$39,0001%
Health & welfare
$13,000<1%
Other
$985,00022%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 52%
  • From other local governments 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 9%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Fees & charges 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Hope

Full-time staff
12
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$78,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time16 part
Roads & transportation
9 full-time
Police
0 full-time18 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 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

Minisink Valley Central School District

Mount Hope's K–12 school district, shared with Greenville, Minisink, Otisville, Unionville and Wawayanda. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,743
New York: $34,607
Students
3,596
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 47%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $28,743 per pupil, $19,190 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 Mount Hope pay

Typical tax bill
$7,579
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.05%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$368,900
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 Mount Hope's government

Town hall & decisions in Mount Hope →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Hope

Mount Hope is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Patrick Ryan. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Mount Hope'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.

You’re browsing

Mount Hope

New York · NY · Orange County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Mount Hope is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01