Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0In Haverstraw, 64% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Haverstraw’s town government spent $37.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,014 per resident.
What stands out about how Haverstraw is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,014 per resident in 2022: more than 76% of them
Haverstraw’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,014 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–$951. Haverstraw spent more than 76% 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; Haverstraw itself left out).
About $1,014 per resident a year, or $2.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 33%.
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No trend yet
Haverstraw 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 Haverstraw’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 Haverstraw’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Haverstraw →
Who’s in charge in Haverstraw
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Haverstraw’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofhaverstraw.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 289 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 (36,949).
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.
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland)
Haverstraw’s K–12 school district, shared with Haverstraw, Stony Point, West Haverstraw. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $31,599 per pupil, $20,339 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.
Suffern Central School District · $38,531 per pupil
East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley) · $33,077 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Haverstraw voted in 2024
Official results for Haverstraw’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.3%7,923 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.9%7,104 votesOthers: 0.7% (108 votes).
Most votes in Haverstraw: Kamala D Harris
Rockland County: Trump 55.4%, Harris 43.7% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Haverstraw’s 23,834 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Haverstraw: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Rockland County: Gillibrand 52.7%, Sapraicone 46.9% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Lawler
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Haverstraw, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverstraw | 52.3% | 46.9% | 0.7% | 15,135 |
| Rockland County | 43.7% | 55.4% | 0.9% | 150,825 |
| 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 Haverstraw.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofhaverstraw.us ↗
- 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 Haverstraw compares with the towns next door
Haverstraw spent $1,014 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $710 to $2,087. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Ramapo | $710 | $10,000+ |
| Cortlandt | $857 | $10,000+ |
| Stony Point | $1,361 | $10,000+ |
| Clarkstown | $1,507 | $10,000+ |
| Croton-on-Hudson | $2,087 | $10,000+ |
| Haverstraw | $1,014 | $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 Haverstraw’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Haverstraw’s government
How much does Haverstraw spend per resident?
About $1,014 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,014 was more than 76% of 38 New York towns and townships of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Haverstraw’s government?
See townofhaverstraw.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Haverstraw yet.
How did Haverstraw vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 52.3%, Donald J Trump 46.9% (15,135 votes, official results). Rockland County: Trump 55.4%, Harris 43.7%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Haverstraw?
128 full-time and 59 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $872,586 (about $10.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Haverstraw in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Bill Weber) and Assembly District 96 (Pat Carroll). The Assembly district also covers eight 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 →