Town Hall · Pound Ridge

Pound Ridge, NY town hall & government

Pound Ridge spent $17,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pound Ridge's money goes

Spent
$17,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$3
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$771,000
$152 per resident
Interest on debt
$17,000100%
Town workforce

Who works for Pound Ridge

Full-time staff
30
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$92,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
7 full-time12 part
Police
2 full-time21 part
Roads & transportation
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time3 part
Other
7 full-time21 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

Bedford Central School District

Pound Ridge's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Kisco and Bedford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$41,060
New York: $34,607
Students
3,557
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$44.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 88%
  • State 9%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $41,060 per pupil, $27,612 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 Pound Ridge: Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District ($41,261 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Pound Ridge pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$1,114,500
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 Pound Ridge's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofpoundridge.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Pound Ridge →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pound Ridge

Pound Ridge is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Pound Ridge'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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