Yorktown, NY town hall & government
Yorktown spent $70.6 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,986 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Yorktown's government.
Where Yorktown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Property taxes 38%
- From other local governments 16%
- Interest, fines & other 15%
- Utility sales 11%
- From the federal government 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- Fees & charges 5%
- From the state 3%
- Sales taxes 1%
Who works for Yorktown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Yorktown Central School District
Yorktown's K–12 school district. 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 70%
- State 28%
- Federal 2%
Of the $32,198 per pupil, $20,574 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 Yorktown: Lakeland Central School District ($31,865 per pupil) · Croton-Harmon Union Free School District ($30,471 per pupil) · Ossining Union Free School District ($30,761 per pupil).
What homeowners in Yorktown 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.
Contact Yorktown's government
Who represents Yorktown
Yorktown is represented in Congress by Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Representative Michael Lawler. 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.