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Plandome Heights, NY town hall & government

Plandome Heights spent $592,000 in the year to May 31, 2024, about $588 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Plandome Heights's money goes

Spent
$592,000
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$588
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$204,00034%
Sewer & trash
$151,00026%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$111,00019%
Roads & transportation
$38,0006%
Parks & libraries
$16,0003%
Other
$72,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • Other taxes & licenses 22%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Plandome Heights

Full-time staff
1
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 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

Manhasset Union Free School District

Plandome Heights's K–12 school district, shared with Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Manor, North Hills and Flower Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,868
New York: $34,607
Students
3,038
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 91%
  • State 6%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $33,868 per pupil, $21,309 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 Plandome Heights pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$1,618,000
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Plandome Heights's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Plandome Heights

Plandome Heights is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Thomas R. Suozzi. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Plandome Heights'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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