Town Hall · Queensbury

Queensbury, NY town hall & government

Queensbury spent $27.7 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $952 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Queensbury's money goes

Spent
$27.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$952
typical New York towns: $1,084
Long-term debt
$7.9 million
$270 per resident
Roads & transportation
$4 million15%
Water & other utilities
$3.5 million13%
Health & welfare
$2.8 million10%
Administration & buildings
$2.8 million10%
Sewer & trash
$2.4 million8%
Parks & libraries
$1.6 million6%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$983,0004%
Interest on debt
$490,0002%
Police
$153,0001%
Fire
$148,0001%
Housing & development
$27,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$16,000<1%
Other
$8.8 million32%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 38%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Queensbury

Full-time staff
129
44 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$62,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
36 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
32 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time20 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
10 full-time
Fire
2 full-time
Police
0 full-time2 part
Other
21 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

Queensbury Union Free School District

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

Spending per pupil
$20,539
New York: $34,607
Students
3,083
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $20,539 per pupil, $12,723 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 Queensbury: Lake George Central School District ($37,510 per pupil) · Glens Falls City School District ($24,002 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Queensbury pay

Typical tax bill
$4,789
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$311,100
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 Queensbury's government

🏛️ Official websitequeensbury.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Queensbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Queensbury

Queensbury is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Elise M. Stefanik. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Queensbury'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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