Photo: Schwalbe from german Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Cove Neck spent more per resident in 2022 than 96% of similar cities
Cove Neck’s village government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $3,893 per resident.
What stands out about how Cove Neck is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$3,893 per resident in 2022: more than 96% of them
Cove Neck’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,893 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $757, and the middle half spent $539–$1,136. Cove Neck spent more than 96% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($80,000), 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 cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Cove Neck itself left out).
About $3,893 per resident a year, or $10.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 40%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Cove Neck collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
No trend yet
Cove Neck reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
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 Cove Neck’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Cove Neck’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Cove Neck →
Who’s in charge in Cove Neck
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 299 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 2022 finance file (299).
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.
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District
Cove Neck’s K–12 school district, shared with Centre Island, Oyster Bay Cove, Mill Neck, Upper Brookville, Muttontown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $43,253 per pupil, $26,732 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.
Cove Neck’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cove Neck alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nassau County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%368,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.3%338,424 votesOthers: 1.3% (9,124 votes).
Most votes in Nassau County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Cove Neck lies in Nassau County. Every 2024 race in Nassau County is on the county’s page.
Nassau 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 Cove Neck.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Cove Neck compares with the towns next door
Cove Neck spent $3,893 per resident in 2022; the 2 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $1,942 to $2,933. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Hollow | $1,942 | $10,000+ |
| Oyster Bay Cove | $2,933 | $10,000+ |
| Cove Neck | $3,893 | $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).
Reach Cove Neck’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Cove Neck’s government
How much does Cove Neck spend per resident?
About $3,893 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,893 was more than 96% of 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cove Neck’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cove Neck yet.
How did Cove Neck vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Cove Neck alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Cove Neck lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Cove Neck?
1 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,470 (about $77,640 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Cove Neck in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Jack Martins) and Assembly District 13 (Charles Lavine). The Assembly district also covers 15 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 →