Town Hall · Saugerties

Saugerties, NY town hall & government

Saugerties spent $5.4 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,434 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Saugerties's money goes

Spent
$5.4 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,434
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$7.4 million
$1,939 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million22%
Roads & transportation
$979,00018%
Water & other utilities
$924,00017%
Fire
$546,00010%
Interest on debt
$387,0007%
Administration & buildings
$385,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$240,0004%
Parks & libraries
$96,0002%
Police
$27,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%
Other
$683,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 38%
  • Utility sales 24%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Saugerties

Full-time staff
27
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$57,400
a year, before benefits
Roads & transportation
10 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time2 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

Saugerties Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$30,117
New York: $34,607
Students
2,327
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 57%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $30,117 per pupil, $19,788 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 Saugerties pay

Typical tax bill
$7,567
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.02%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$374,100
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 Saugerties's government

Town hall & decisions in Saugerties →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Saugerties

Saugerties is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Patrick Ryan. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Saugerties'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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