How is Great Neck run?
Great Neck’s village government spent $8.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $826 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Great Neck didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Great Neck is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Great Neck Union Free School District
Great Neck’s K–12 school district, shared with Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kings Point, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $36,778 per pupil, $24,049 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.
About $826 per resident a year, or $2.26 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: fire, at 17%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Great Neck didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Great Neck yet
Every year of Great Neck’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →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 Great 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.
Tax bills are one input to Great Neck’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Great Neck →
Who’s in charge in Great Neck
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 406 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (10,162).
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.
Great 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 Great 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 Great 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 Great 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 Great Neck compares with the towns next door
Great Neck’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 4 of the 4 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,034 to $3,559 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Rock | $1,034 | $10,000+ |
| Kings Point | $2,884 | $10,000+ |
| Kensington | $3,176 | $10,000+ |
| Great Neck Estates | $3,559 | $10,000+ |
| Great Neck | estimate | $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 Great Neck’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Great Neck’s government
How much does Great Neck spend per resident?
About $826 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Great Neck didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $11 million.
Who runs Great Neck’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Great Neck yet.
How did Great Neck vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Great Neck alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Great Neck lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Great Neck?
25 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $201,827 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Great Neck in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Jack Martins) and Assembly District 16 (Danny Norber). The Assembly district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Great Neck’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 (for Great Neck, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →