Town Hall · Woodstock

Woodstock, NY town hall & government

Woodstock spent $8.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,475 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Woodstock's money goes

Spent
$8.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,475
typical New York towns: $710
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$499 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.4 million28%
Police
$968,00011%
Administration & buildings
$966,00011%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$358,0004%
Sewer & trash
$297,0003%
Water & other utilities
$206,0002%
Parks & libraries
$177,0002%
Housing & development
$158,0002%
Interest on debt
$126,0001%
Health & welfare
$11,000<1%
Other
$2.9 million34%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 67%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Woodstock

Full-time staff
49
31 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
15 full-time11 part
Police
10 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Sewer & trash
8 full-time2 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Onteora Central School District

Woodstock's K–12 school district, shared with Olive, Shandaken and Hurley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$50,891
New York: $34,607
Students
1,124
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 19%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $50,891 per pupil, $30,359 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 Woodstock: Kingston City School District ($33,964 per pupil) · Saugerties Central School District ($30,117 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Woodstock pay

Typical tax bill
$7,776
a year · New York typical $6,582
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · New York 1.55%
Typical home value
$604,700
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 Woodstock's government

Town hall & decisions in Woodstock →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Woodstock

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

All of Woodstock'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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