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Port Jervis, NY town hall & government

Port Jervis spent $396,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $47 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Port Jervis's money goes

Spent
$396,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$47
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$13.3 million
$1,576 per resident
Interest on debt
$396,000100%
Town workforce

Who works for Port Jervis

Full-time staff
82
37 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$83,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
33 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Administration & buildings
8 full-time11 part
Roads & transportation
7 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time4 part
Other
8 full-time1 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

Port Jervis City School District

Port Jervis's K–12 school district, shared with Deerpark and Forestburgh. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$31,919
New York: $34,607
Students
2,435
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $31,919 per pupil, $20,583 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 Port Jervis pay

Typical tax bill
$5,339
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.26%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$236,700
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 Port Jervis's government

🏛️ Official websiteportjervisny.gov ↗
Town hall phone845.858.4000

Town hall & decisions in Port Jervis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Port Jervis

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

All of Port Jervis'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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