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Riverhead, NY town hall & government

Riverhead spent $107.4 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,996 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Riverhead's town hall

Recent meetings

Official listings from Riverhead's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Riverhead's money goes

Spent
$107.4 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,996
typical New York towns: $1,196
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$28.8 million27%
Police
$18.6 million17%
Sewer & trash
$14.6 million14%
Administration & buildings
$7.1 million7%
Water & other utilities
$5.3 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.1 million3%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million2%
Health & welfare
$2 million2%
Interest on debt
$1.7 million2%
Housing & development
$783,0001%
Fire
$387,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$103,000<1%
Other
$22.8 million21%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 57%
  • Other taxes & licenses 11%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • From the state 4%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Riverhead

Full-time staff
299
49 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$115,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
90
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
108 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
47 full-time
Administration & buildings
38 full-time9 part
Sewer & trash
18 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
15 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
8 full-time12 part
Health & welfare
12 full-time4 part
Housing & development
9 full-time1 part
Fire
4 full-time
Other
23 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Riverhead didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Riverhead Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$30,669
New York: $34,607
Students
5,656
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $30,669 per pupil, $20,720 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 Riverhead: Shoreham-Wading River Central School District ($38,015 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Riverhead pay

Typical tax bill
$8,423
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.73%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$486,600
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 Riverhead's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofriverheadny.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Riverhead →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Riverhead

Riverhead is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nick LaLota. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Riverhead'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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