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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.

Town budget

Where Yorktown's money goes

Spent
$70.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,986
typical New York towns: $1,196
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$11.3 million16%
Water & other utilities
$11.2 million16%
Sewer & trash
$8.8 million13%
Roads & transportation
$7.7 million11%
Parks & libraries
$7.7 million11%
Administration & buildings
$7.6 million11%
Health & welfare
$2.5 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2 million3%
Interest on debt
$320,000<1%
Housing & development
$190,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$16,000<1%
Other
$11.1 million16%

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%
Town workforce

Who works for Yorktown

Full-time staff
234
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$103,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
61
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
65 full-time5 part
Parks & libraries
39 full-time31 part
Administration & buildings
29 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
24 full-time
Sewer & trash
21 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Health & welfare
9 full-time4 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
7 full-time2 part
Other
25 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

Yorktown Central School District

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

Spending per pupil
$32,198
New York: $34,607
Students
3,457
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.2 million
at year end

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).

Property tax

What homeowners in Yorktown pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · New York typical $6,582
Typical home value
$606,800
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 Yorktown's government

🏛️ Official websiteyorktownny.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Yorktown →

Beyond town hall

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.

All of Yorktown'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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