National Biscuit Company Carton Making and Printing Plant · Photo: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller) · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Beacon run?
Beacon’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Beacon is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Beacon City School District
Beacon’s K–12 school district, shared with Fishkill. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,829 per pupil, $18,157 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison for Beacon yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Beacon’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2023; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is down 100% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Beacon reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $0 · 2023: $0.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $7,958 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.69% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Beacon’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Beacon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Beacon →
Who’s in charge in Beacon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Beacon’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbeacon.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 128 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (13,721).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Beacon’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beacon alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Dutchess County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.1%79,994 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.8%71,777 votesOthers: 1.1% (1,641 votes).
Most votes in Dutchess County: Kamala D Harris
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Beacon lies in Dutchess County. Every 2024 race in Dutchess County is on the county’s page.
Dutchess County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Beacon.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbeacon.org ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Beacon’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Beacon’s government
How much does Beacon spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Beacon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $7,958 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbeacon.org.
Who runs Beacon’s government?
See cityofbeacon.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Beacon yet.
How did Beacon vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Beacon alone. Dutchess County, where 100% of Beacon lies, voted Harris 52.1%, Trump 46.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Beacon?
107 full-time and 22 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $938,999 (about $11.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Beacon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Rob Rolison) and Assembly District 104 (Jonathan Jacobson). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Beacon’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →