Southold, NY town hall & government
Southold spent $72.8 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,045 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Southold's government.
Coming up at Southold's town hall
- Oct 6Tue · 9:00 am
- Oct 6Tue · 6:00 pm
- Oct 20Tue · 6:00 pm
- Nov 4Wed · 4:00 pm
- Nov 4Wed · 6:00 pm
- Nov 17Tue · 6:00 pm
Recent meetings
- Sep 22Tue · 6:00 pm
- Sep 22Tue · 9:00 am
- Sep 9Wed · 6:00 pm
- Sep 9Wed · 9:00 am
- Aug 25Tue · 6:00 pm
- Aug 25Tue · 9:00 am
- Aug 11Tue · 6:00 pm
- Aug 11Tue · 9:00 am
Official listings from Southold's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Southold's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 56%
- Other taxes & licenses 18%
- Fees & charges 13%
- Interest, fines & other 6%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the federal government 2%
- From the state 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Southold
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District
Southold's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal
- Local 89%
- State 9%
- Federal 2%
Of the $39,490 per pupil, $25,513 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 Southold: Southold Union Free School District ($47,149 per pupil) · Oysterponds Union Free School District ($46,706 per pupil) · Greenport Union Free School District ($31,190 per pupil).
What homeowners in Southold pay
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.
Contact Southold's government
Who represents Southold
Southold is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nick LaLota. Kathy Hochul is governor.
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.