Photo: Викичи · CC BY-SA 3.0Cortlandt runs its own hospital
Cortlandt’s town government spent $35.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $844 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($15,000) and water utilities ($7.3 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Cortlandt is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $844 per resident a year, or $2.31 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 16%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$857 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Cortlandt’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($857 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $661, and the middle half spent $522–$1,003. Cortlandt spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cortlandt itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 2% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Cortlandt 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: $857 · 2023: $844.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Cortlandt’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 Cortlandt’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cortlandt →
Who’s in charge in Cortlandt
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 301 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (42,092).
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.
Hendrick Hudson Central School District
Cortlandt’s K–12 school district, shared with Buchanan. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,226 per pupil, $25,611 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.
Lakeland Central School District · $31,865 per pupil
Croton-Harmon Union Free School District · $30,471 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Cortlandt voted in 2024
Official results for Cortlandt’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat58.4%13,902 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican39.3%9,356 votesOthers: 2.3% (537 votes).
Most votes in Cortlandt: Kamala D Harris
Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Cortlandt’s 31,382 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Cortlandt: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Westchester County: Gillibrand 61.9%, Sapraicone 33.2% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Lawler
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Cortlandt, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortlandt | 58.4% | 39.3% | 2.3% | 23,795 |
| Westchester County | 61.8% | 36.1% | 2.1% | 464,981 |
| New York | 55.9% | 43.3% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
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 Cortlandt.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Cortlandt compares with the towns next door
Cortlandt spent $857 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are cities, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar towns, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ossining | $373 | $10,000+ |
| Yorktown | $1,249 | $10,000+ |
| Stony Point | $1,361 | $10,000+ |
| Ossining | $1,673 | $10,000+ |
| Peekskill | $1,871 | $7,842 |
| Croton-on-Hudson | $2,087 | $10,000+ |
| Buchanan | $3,046 | $10,000+ |
| Cortlandt | $857 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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Questions about Cortlandt’s government
How much does Cortlandt spend per resident?
About $844 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. Cortlandt also runs a hospital ($15,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $857 was more than 68% of 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cortlandt’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cortlandt yet.
How did Cortlandt vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 58.4%, Donald J Trump 39.3% (23,795 votes, official results). Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Cortlandt?
140 full-time and 48 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 3 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Cortlandt in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Pete Harckham) and Assembly District 95 (Dana Levenberg). The Assembly district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →