Town Hall · Wappingers Falls

Wappingers Falls, NY town hall & government

Wappingers Falls spent $41.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $7,577 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Wappingers Falls's money goes

Spent
$41.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$7,577
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
$1,708 per resident
Sewer & trash
$21.7 million52%
Water & other utilities
$11.1 million27%
Parks & libraries
$2 million5%
Police
$1.4 million3%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million3%
Interest on debt
$906,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$608,0001%
Administration & buildings
$489,0001%
Fire
$375,0001%
Health & welfare
$36,000<1%
Other
$2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 40%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Sales taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Wappingers Falls didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wappingers Falls

Full-time staff
17
62 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
4 full-time47 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time10 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
4 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time4 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wappingers Central School District

Wappingers Falls's K–12 school district, shared with Fishkill, Wappinger, East Fishkill, Fishkill and Poughkeepsie. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,695
New York: $34,607
Students
10,614
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$81 million
at year end

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

  • Local 60%
  • State 36%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $25,695 per pupil, $16,803 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 Wappingers Falls pay

Typical tax bill
$4,951
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.47%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$337,200
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 Wappingers Falls's government

🏛️ Official websitewappingersfallsny.gov ↗
Town hall phone(845) 297-8773

Town hall & decisions in Wappingers Falls →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wappingers Falls

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

All of Wappingers Falls'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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