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Spring Valley, NY town hall & government

Spring Valley spent $57.7 million in the year to May 31, 2024, about $1,755 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Spring Valley's money goes

Spent
$57.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,755
typical New York cities: $2,553
Long-term debt
$8.1 million
$246 per resident
Police
$11 million19%
Health & welfare
$10.8 million19%
Housing & development
$10.8 million19%
Roads & transportation
$2.6 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.1 million4%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million3%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million2%
Fire
$852,0001%
Parks & libraries
$570,0001%
Paid to other governments
$51,000<1%
Sewer & trash
$45,000<1%
Other
$15.7 million27%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the federal government 23%
  • From the state 10%
  • From other local governments 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Fees & charges <1%
  • Utility sales <1%

Spring Valley didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Spring Valley

Full-time staff
172
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$98,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
49
and 60 full-time firefighters
Fire
60 full-time1 part
Police
55 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
32 full-time
Administration & buildings
14 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time3 part
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)

Spring Valley's K–12 school district, shared with Chestnut Ridge, Kaser, New Hempstead, New Square, Pomona and Wesley Hills. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$33,077
New York: $34,607
Students
10,473
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$45.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 27%

Of the $33,077 per pupil, $20,604 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 Spring Valley pay

Typical tax bill
$8,714
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
2.28%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$381,800
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 Spring Valley's government

🏛️ Official websitevillagespringvalley.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Spring Valley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Spring Valley

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

All of Spring Valley'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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