Town Hall · Wallkill

Wallkill, NY town hall & government

Wallkill spent $644,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $22 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wallkill's money goes

Spent
$644,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$22
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$24.3 million
$830 per resident
Interest on debt
$644,000100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wallkill

Full-time staff
121
72 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$85,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
29
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
30 full-time26 part
Roads & transportation
37 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
16 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
12 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time10 part
Water & other utilities
11 full-time
Other
7 full-time19 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Wallkill didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pine Bush Central School District

Wallkill's K–12 school district, shared with Bloomingburg, Crawford and Shawangunk. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$28,004
New York: $34,607
Students
4,853
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$26.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 42%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $28,004 per pupil, $17,805 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 Wallkill: Middletown City School District ($33,623 per pupil) · Valley Central School District (Montgomery) ($28,351 per pupil) · Goshen Central School District ($30,888 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Wallkill pay

Typical tax bill
$6,623
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.88%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$353,200
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 Wallkill's government

Town hall & decisions in Wallkill →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wallkill

Wallkill is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Patrick Ryan. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Wallkill'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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