Town Hall · Newburgh

Newburgh, NY town hall & government

Newburgh spent $37.4 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,186 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Newburgh's money goes

Spent
$37.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,186
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$20.7 million
$658 per resident
Police
$6 million16%
Roads & transportation
$5.8 million15%
Water & other utilities
$5.3 million14%
Sewer & trash
$3.5 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.4 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.4 million4%
Parks & libraries
$763,0002%
Interest on debt
$692,0002%
Health & welfare
$147,000<1%
Fire
$122,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$67,000<1%
Other
$11.3 million30%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From other local governments 14%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 4%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newburgh

Full-time staff
150
59 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
36
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
48 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Parks & libraries
9 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
7 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
7 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Other
42 full-time31 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Newburgh City School District

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

Spending per pupil
$32,520
New York: $34,607
Students
11,227
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $32,520 per pupil, $19,753 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 Newburgh: Wallkill Central School District ($29,175 per pupil) · Marlboro Central School District ($30,545 per pupil) · Valley Central School District (Montgomery) ($28,351 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Newburgh pay

Typical tax bill
$7,082
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.89%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$375,700
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 Newburgh's government

Town hall & decisions in Newburgh →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newburgh

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

All of Newburgh'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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