Photo: Ira Goldstein · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Freeport run?
Freeport’s village government spent $75 million on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2024, about $1,709 per resident. Water and other utilities ($39.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Freeport is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,709 per resident a year, or $4.68 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 32%.
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$1,609 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Freeport’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,609 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,542, and the middle half spent $1,249–$2,062. Freeport spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($4.4 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 cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Freeport itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Freeport 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: $1,609 · 2023: $1,596 · 2024: $1,709.
full-time in March 2025, up from 287 in 2022.
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 Freeport’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 Freeport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Freeport →
Who’s in charge in Freeport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 134 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (43,886).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Freeport Union Free School District
Freeport’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $32,491 per pupil, $21,815 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.
Baldwin Union Free School District · $32,273 per pupil
Roosevelt Union Free School District · $37,051 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Freeport’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 Freeport 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 Freeport 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 Freeport.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyFreeport is split between 3 districts
- 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 Freeport compares with the towns next door
Freeport spent $1,609 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Freeport | $1,609 | $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 Freeport’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Freeport’s government
How much does Freeport spend per resident?
About $1,709 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to February 28, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,609 was more than 56% of 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Freeport’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Freeport yet.
How did Freeport vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Freeport alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Freeport lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Freeport?
328 full-time and 102 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.0M (about $36.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Freeport in the state legislature?
Freeport is split among 3 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 6 (Siela Bynoe). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Freeport’s government
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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 →