Town Hall · Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow, NY town hall & government

Sleepy Hollow spent $26.3 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $2,612 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Sleepy Hollow's money goes

Spent
$26.3 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,612
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$13.9 million
$1,378 per resident
Police
$4.4 million17%
Water & other utilities
$2.9 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million9%
Parks & libraries
$2.3 million9%
Sewer & trash
$1.9 million7%
Administration & buildings
$1.8 million7%
Interest on debt
$1.2 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$999,0004%
Fire
$473,0002%
Health & welfare
$252,0001%
Paid to other governments
$13,000<1%
Other
$7.6 million29%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Sleepy Hollow

Full-time staff
75
32 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$109,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
29 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time9 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time8 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
7 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time3 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns

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

Spending per pupil
$32,857
New York: $34,607
Students
2,643
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$48.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $32,857 per pupil, $22,073 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 Sleepy Hollow: Pocantico Hills Central School District ($61,907 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Sleepy Hollow pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$746,800
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 Sleepy Hollow's government

🏛️ Official websitesleepyhollowny.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Sleepy Hollow →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Sleepy Hollow'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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