Orangetown, NY town hall & government
Orangetown spent $108.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,255 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Orangetown's government.
Where Orangetown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 69%
- Other taxes & licenses 8%
- Fees & charges 7%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- From other local governments 5%
- From the state 3%
- From the federal government 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Orangetown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
South Orangetown Central School District
Orangetown's K–12 school district, shared with Grand View-on-Hudson and Piermont. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 80%
- State 18%
- Federal 2%
Of the $36,245 per pupil, $23,546 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 Orangetown: Pearl River Union Free School District ($34,464 per pupil) · Nyack Union Free School District ($32,892 per pupil) · Nanuet Union Free School District ($34,702 per pupil).
What homeowners in Orangetown pay
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.
Contact Orangetown's government
Who represents Orangetown
Orangetown is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.