Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0In Islip, 66% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Islip’s town government spent $192.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $570 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.6 million) and the airport ($11 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Islip is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $570 per resident a year, or $1.56 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$546 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Islip’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($546 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 833 New York towns and townships that don’t run their own schools: the median was $564, and the middle half spent $418–$812. Islip spent less than 52% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($49.6 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 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Islip itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Islip 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: $546 · 2023: $576 · 2024: $570.
full-time in March 2025, up from 753 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 Islip’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 Islip’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Islip →
Who’s in charge in Islip
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Islip’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofislip-ny.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 446 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 (337,922).
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.
Connetquot Central School District
Islip’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $37,752 per pupil, $24,691 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.
Brentwood Union Free School District · $28,840 per pupil
East Islip Union Free School District · $32,563 per pupil
Central Islip Union Free School District · $32,308 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Islip voted in 2024
Official results for Islip’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.1%84,957 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.8%64,816 votesOthers: 1.1% (1,656 votes).
Most votes in Islip: Donald J Trump
Suffolk County: Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Islip’s 230,158 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Islip: Michael D Sapraicone
Suffolk County: Sapraicone 52.5%, Gillibrand 47.1% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Andrew R Garbarino
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Islip, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islip | 56.1% | 42.8% | 1.1% | 151,429 |
| 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
Islip sends 6 members to the State Assembly alone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofislip-ny.gov ↗
- 2New York AssemblyIslip is split between 6 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 Islip compares with the towns next door
Islip spent $546 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $499 to $915. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | $499 | $10,000+ |
| Babylon | $723 | $10,000+ |
| Smithtown | $848 | $10,000+ |
| Babylon | $915 | $10,000+ |
| Islip | $546 | $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 Islip’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Islip’s government
How much does Islip spend per resident?
About $570 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 $546 was less than 52% of 833 New York towns and townships that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Islip’s government?
See townofislip-ny.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Islip yet.
How did Islip vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.1%, Kamala D Harris 42.8% (151,429 votes, official results). Suffolk County: Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Islip?
758 full-time and 202 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.3M (about $63.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Islip in the state legislature?
Islip is split among 6 Assembly districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Islip’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 →