Pauline Felix House · Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Long Beach spent more per resident in 2022 than 89% of similar cities
Long Beach’s city government spent $84.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,451 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Long Beach is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$2,483 per resident in 2022: more than 89% of them
Long Beach’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,483 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–$1,925. Long Beach spent more than 89% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($11.7 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; Long Beach itself left out).
About $2,451 per resident a year, or $6.72 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 18%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Long Beach 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: $2,483 · 2023: $2,379 · 2024: $2,451.
full-time in March 2025, up from 353 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
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 Long Beach’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 Long Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Long Beach →
Who’s in charge in Long Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Long Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on longbeachny.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 98 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (34,604).
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.
Long Beach City School District
Long Beach’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $40,177 per pupil, $26,363 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.
Long Beach’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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 Long Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: longbeachny.gov ↗
- 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 Long Beach compares with the towns next door
Long Beach spent $2,483 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,343. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | $1,343 | $10,000+ |
| Long Beach | $2,483 | $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 Long Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Long Beach’s government
How much does Long Beach spend per resident?
About $2,451 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,483 was more than 89% of 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Long Beach’s government?
See longbeachny.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Long Beach yet.
How did Long Beach vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Long Beach alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Long Beach lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Long Beach?
354 full-time and 159 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $4.0M (about $47.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Long Beach in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick) and Assembly District 20 (Ari Brown). The Assembly district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Long Beach’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 →