Town Hall · Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor, NY town hall & government

Sag Harbor spent $15.4 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $6,715 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sag Harbor's money goes

Spent
$15.4 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$6,715
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$720,000
$314 per resident
Police
$2.6 million17%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million12%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$1.2 million8%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.1 million7%
Parks & libraries
$576,0004%
Health & welfare
$532,0003%
Fire
$399,0003%
Interest on debt
$102,0001%
Housing & development
$1,000<1%
Other
$5.8 million38%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 4%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Utility sales <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sag Harbor

Full-time staff
41
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$89,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
6 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time4 part
Other
5 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

Sag Harbor Union Free School District

Sag Harbor's K–12 school district, shared with North Haven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$47,198
New York: $34,607
Students
948
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 93%
  • State 5%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $47,198 per pupil, $31,069 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 Sag Harbor pay

Typical tax bill
$9,344
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
0.58%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$1,615,900
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Sag Harbor's government

🏛️ Official websitesagharborny.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sag Harbor →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sag Harbor

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

All of Sag Harbor'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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