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Rockville Centre, NY town hall & government

Rockville Centre spent $95.7 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $3,730 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Rockville Centre's money goes

Spent
$95.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,730
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$119.6 million
$4,660 per resident
Water & other utilities
$23.8 million25%
Police
$13.4 million14%
Parks & libraries
$8.3 million9%
Roads & transportation
$7.7 million8%
Interest on debt
$4.7 million5%
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million4%
Health & welfare
$3.4 million4%
Fire
$3.1 million3%
Administration & buildings
$3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million2%
Housing & development
$105,000<1%
Other
$22.6 million24%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 40%
  • Utility sales 32%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rockville Centre

Full-time staff
239
124 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$117,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
55
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
63 full-time25 part
Parks & libraries
21 full-time86 part
Water & other utilities
51 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
46 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
21 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
4 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Other
13 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rockville Centre Union Free School District

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

Spending per pupil
$37,941
New York: $34,607
Students
3,326
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$35.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 80%
  • State 18%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $37,941 per pupil, $25,912 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 Rockville Centre: Oceanside Union Free School District ($29,203 per pupil) · Malverne Union Free School District ($33,913 per pupil) · Hempstead Union Free School District ($36,593 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockville Centre pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$818,700
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 Rockville Centre's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.rockville-centre.ny.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rockville Centre →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Laura Gillen. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Rockville Centre'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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