Town Hall · Tarrytown

Tarrytown, NY town hall & government

Tarrytown spent $35.6 million in the year to May 31, 2023, about $3,042 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Tarrytown's money goes

Spent
$35.6 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2023
Per resident
$3,042
typical New York cities: $2,589
Long-term debt
$57 million
$4,864 per resident
Police
$6.1 million17%
Roads & transportation
$3.9 million11%
Interest on debt
$3.6 million10%
Parks & libraries
$3.5 million10%
Water & other utilities
$3.3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2 million6%
Sewer & trash
$1.1 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$968,0003%
Fire
$850,0002%
Health & welfare
$106,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$89,000<1%
Other
$10.1 million28%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Utility sales 14%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Tarrytown

Full-time staff
87
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$120,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
36 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
15 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time12 part
Sewer & trash
9 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
Other
1 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

Tarrytown's K–12 school district, shared with Sleepy Hollow. 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 Tarrytown: Irvington Union Free School District ($37,485 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Tarrytown pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$685,300
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 Tarrytown's government

🏛️ Official websitetarrytowngov.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Tarrytown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Tarrytown

Tarrytown is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representatives George Latimer and Michael Lawler. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Tarrytown'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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