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Westhampton Beach, NY town hall & government

Westhampton Beach spent $18.7 million in the year to May 31, 2022, about $10,318 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Westhampton Beach's money goes

Spent
$18.7 million
fiscal year to May 31, 2022
Per resident
$10,318
typical New York cities: $1,580
Long-term debt
$10.1 million
$5,578 per resident
Roads & transportation
$10.4 million56%
Police
$2.3 million13%
Administration & buildings
$878,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$621,0003%
Parks & libraries
$529,0003%
Interest on debt
$480,0003%
Sewer & trash
$32,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$3.4 million18%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 51%
  • From other local governments 32%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Westhampton Beach

Full-time staff
36
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
15 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
13 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
5 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Westhampton Beach Union Free School District

Westhampton Beach's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$32,398
New York: $34,607
Students
1,740
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 93%
  • State 5%
  • Federal 2%

Of the $32,398 per pupil, $21,596 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 Westhampton Beach: Quogue Union Free School District ($85,470 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Westhampton Beach pay

Typical tax bill
$9,575
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
0.86%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$1,117,000
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 Westhampton Beach's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Westhampton Beach

Westhampton Beach is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Nick LaLota. Kathy Hochul is governor.

All of Westhampton Beach'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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