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Patchogue, NY town hall & government

Patchogue spent $32.1 million in the year to May 31, 2023, about $2,589 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Patchogue's money goes

Spent
$32.1 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2023
Per resident
$2,589
typical New York cities: $2,589
Long-term debt
$7 million
$561 per resident
Sewer & trash
$12.8 million40%
Parks & libraries
$5.1 million16%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.8 million6%
Administration & buildings
$1.4 million4%
Interest on debt
$740,0002%
Paid to other governments
$141,000<1%
Police
$55,000<1%
Health & welfare
$2,000<1%
Other
$7.5 million23%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Patchogue

Full-time staff
59
73 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$72,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
10 full-time29 part
Sewer & trash
16 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Fire
3 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Housing & development
3 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time1 part
Other
9 full-time33 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

Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District

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

Spending per pupil
$29,472
New York: $34,607
Students
7,463
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$32.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 50%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $29,472 per pupil, $20,214 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 Patchogue pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$477,600
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 Patchogue's government

Town hall & decisions in Patchogue →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Patchogue

Patchogue is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Andrew R. Garbarino. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Patchogue'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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