Town Hall · New Castle

New Castle, NY town hall & government

New Castle spent $48.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,729 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where New Castle's money goes

Spent
$48.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,729
typical New York towns: $1,196
Long-term debt
$14.9 million
$837 per resident
Water & other utilities
$10.6 million22%
Police
$6.5 million13%
Roads & transportation
$4.8 million10%
Sewer & trash
$3.8 million8%
Parks & libraries
$3.6 million7%
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million6%
Interest on debt
$1 million2%
Fire
$938,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$737,0002%
Health & welfare
$518,0001%
Paid to other governments
$24,000<1%
Other
$12.9 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Utility sales 18%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for New Castle

Full-time staff
117
48 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$110,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
34
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
38 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
17 full-time38 part
Roads & transportation
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
19 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time4 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
11 full-time1 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

Chappaqua Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$35,878
New York: $34,607
Students
3,578
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$41 million
at year end

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

  • Local 88%
  • State 11%
  • Federal 1%

Of the $35,878 per pupil, $22,238 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.

Also serving New Castle: Ossining Union Free School District ($30,761 per pupil) · Bedford Central School District ($41,060 per pupil) · Yorktown Central School District ($32,198 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in New Castle pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$1,038,800
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 New Castle's government

🏛️ Official websitemynewcastle.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in New Castle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents New Castle

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

All of New Castle'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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