Valatie, NY town hall & government
Valatie spent $1.3 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $709 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Valatie's government.
Where Valatie's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 32%
- Property taxes 22%
- Utility sales 18%
- From other local governments 15%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- From the state 4%
- Other taxes & licenses 2%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Valatie
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Kinderhook Central School District (Ichabod Crane)
Valatie's K–12 school district, shared with Kinderhook, Stuyvesant, Kinderhook and Stockport. 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 52%
- State 43%
- Federal 5%
Of the $27,246 per pupil, $17,232 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.
Which schools Valatie kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Valatie 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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Valatie's government
Who represents Valatie
Valatie is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Josh Riley. 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.