Photo: Ihop4u2 · Public domainIn Huntington, 74% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Huntington’s town government spent $212 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,043 per resident. Water and other utilities ($19.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Huntington is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,043 per resident a year, or $2.86 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$917 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Huntington’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($917 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 New York towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $846, and the middle half spent $587–$1,163. Huntington spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($50.2 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 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Huntington itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 16% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Huntington 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: $917 · 2023: $894 · 2024: $1,043.
full-time in March 2025, up from 668 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 Huntington’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 Huntington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Huntington →
Who’s in charge in Huntington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Huntington’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on huntingtonny.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 289 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 (203,243).
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.
Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Huntington’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,518 per pupil, $26,019 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.
Northport-East Northport Union Free School District · $38,681 per pupil
Cold Spring Harbor Central School District · $54,125 per pupil
South Huntington Union Free School District · $34,626 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Huntington voted in 2024
Official results for Huntington’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.5%57,909 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.5%56,716 votesOthers: 2.0% (2,308 votes).
Most votes in Huntington: Donald J Trump
Suffolk County: Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Huntington’s 157,302 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Huntington: Kirsten E Gillibrand
Suffolk County: Sapraicone 52.5%, Gillibrand 47.1% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
U.S. House, 2024: 2 districts cover Huntington, so your street decides which race was yours. All 2 districts’ results →
President, 2024: Huntington, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 49.5% | 48.5% | 2.0% | 116,933 |
| Suffolk County | 54.3% | 44.4% | 1.3% | 769,435 |
| New York | 43.3% | 55.9% | 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 Huntington.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: huntingtonny.gov ↗
- 2New York AssemblyHuntington is split between 2 districts
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Huntington compares with the towns next door
Huntington spent $917 per resident in 2022; the 5 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $723 to $2,135. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Babylon | $723 | $10,000+ |
| Smithtown | $848 | $10,000+ |
| Oyster Bay | $996 | $10,000+ |
| Laurel Hollow | $1,942 | $10,000+ |
| Lloyd Harbor | $2,135 | $10,000+ |
| Huntington | $917 | $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 Huntington’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Huntington’s government
How much does Huntington spend per resident?
About $1,043 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $917 was more than 56% of 18 New York towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Huntington’s government?
See huntingtonny.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Huntington yet.
How did Huntington vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 49.5%, Kamala D Harris 48.5% (116,933 votes, official results). Suffolk County: Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Huntington?
704 full-time and 184 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.7M (about $68.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Huntington in the state legislature?
Huntington is split among 2 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 2 (Mario Mattera). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Huntington’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; 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 →