Town Hall · Mount Kisco

Mount Kisco, NY town hall & government

Mount Kisco spent $35.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,305 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mount Kisco's money goes

Spent
$35.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$3,305
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
$1,161 per resident
Police
$8.3 million23%
Roads & transportation
$7 million20%
Parks & libraries
$2.8 million8%
Water & other utilities
$2.6 million7%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million4%
Health & welfare
$1.3 million4%
Fire
$1.2 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million3%
Administration & buildings
$1 million3%
Paid to other governments
$185,0001%
Housing & development
$165,000<1%
Other
$6.3 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Fees & charges 10%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%

Mount Kisco didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mount Kisco

Full-time staff
57
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,300
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
14 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
4 full-time
Other
18 full-time15 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

Bedford Central School District

Mount Kisco's K–12 school district, shared with Pound Ridge and Bedford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$41,060
New York: $34,607
Students
3,557
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 88%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $41,060 per pupil, $27,612 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 Kisco pay

Typical tax bill
$7,615
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.59%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$478,300
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 Kisco's government

🏛️ Official websitemountkisco.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Kisco →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Kisco

Mount Kisco is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Mount Kisco'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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