Photo: Jack Lewis · CC BY-SA 4.0Mill Neck spent more per resident in 2022 than 92% of similar cities
Mill Neck’s village government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $2,604 per resident.
What stands out about how Mill Neck is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$2,638 per resident in 2022: more than 92% of them
Mill Neck’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,638 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $757, and the middle half spent $539–$1,136. Mill Neck spent more than 92% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($228,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Mill Neck itself left out).
About $2,604 per resident a year, or $7.13 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Mill Neck 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: $2,638 · 2024: $2,604.
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 Mill 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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Mill Neck’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mill Neck →
Who’s in charge in Mill Neck
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Mill Neck’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on millneckvillage.com ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 168 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,005).
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.
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District
Mill Neck’s K–12 school district, shared with Centre Island, Cove Neck, Oyster Bay Cove, Upper Brookville, Muttontown. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $43,253 per pupil, $26,732 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.
Locust Valley Central School District · $47,361 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill Neck.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: millneckvillage.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyMill Neck is split between 2 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 Mill Neck compares with the towns next door
Mill Neck spent $2,638 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $618 to $2,127. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lattingtown | $618 | $10,000+ |
| Upper Brookville | $1,469 | $10,000+ |
| Matinecock | $2,127 | $10,000+ |
| Mill Neck | $2,638 | $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 Mill Neck’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Mill Neck’s government
How much does Mill Neck spend per resident?
About $2,604 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,638 was more than 92% of 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Mill Neck’s government?
See millneckvillage.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mill Neck yet.
How did Mill Neck vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Mill Neck alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Mill Neck lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mill Neck?
6 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $41,073 (about $492,876 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Mill Neck in the state legislature?
Mill Neck is split among 2 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 7 (Jack Martins). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mill 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; 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 →