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Pleasant Valley, NY town hall & government

Pleasant Valley spent $4.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $483 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pleasant Valley's money goes

Spent
$4.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$483
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$144,000
$15 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.7 million38%
Administration & buildings
$768,00017%
Parks & libraries
$759,00016%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$246,0005%
Health & welfare
$175,0004%
Sewer & trash
$111,0002%
Police
$7,000<1%
Interest on debt
$7,000<1%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Other
$824,00018%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 53%
  • From other local governments 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pleasant Valley

Full-time staff
19
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$66,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
4 full-time14 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
3 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time5 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Arlington Central School District

Pleasant Valley's K–12 school district, shared with LaGrange, Beekman, Union Vale and Poughkeepsie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$29,678
New York: $34,607
Students
7,768
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$30.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 59%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $29,678 per pupil, $18,564 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 Pleasant Valley: Hyde Park Central School District ($30,782 per pupil) · Millbrook Central School District ($38,189 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pleasant Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$8,106
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.16%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$374,500
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 Pleasant Valley's government

Town hall & decisions in Pleasant Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pleasant Valley

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

All of Pleasant Valley'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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