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Town Hall · New Rochelle

In New Rochelle, 60% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York

New Rochelle’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: New Rochelle didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Town website
Next public meeting

City Council

3:45 pm · 1st Floor Council Conference Room, City Hall, 515 North Avenue

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2023
$0
year to December 31, 2023 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2023
$0
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$117.6M
end of 2023 · Census estimate
City staff, 2025
526
full-time · 27 part-time · March payroll $5.0M
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how New Rochelle is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Split between districts2 Assembly districts cover New Rochelle; your street decides yours.Its own police and fire167 sworn officers and 161 full-time firefighters on the payroll.More of its voters turn out60% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, vs 59% across New York.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From New Rochelle’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for New Rochelle yet

Every year of New Rochelle’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.

How Town Hall compares budgets →
City staff
526

full-time in March 2025, down from 541 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.

Property tax

Typical bills top $10,000 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

New Rochelle$10,000+
Eastchester$10,000+
Scarsdale$10,000+
Mamaroneck$10,000+
Pelham$10,000+
Pelham$10,000+
Pelham Manor$10,000+
Larchmont$10,000+
Mount Vernon$10,000+
North Hempstead$10,000+
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$702,500
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at New Rochelle’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 New Rochelle’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Rochelle →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in New Rochelle

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See newrochelleny.com for New Rochelle’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for New Rochelle yet.newrochelleny.com ↗
Who works for New Rochelle

One full-time city employee for every 155 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (81,587).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Police188 + 20 pt
Fire163
Sewer & trash53
Administration & buildings46
Roads & transportation36
Parks & libraries21
Housing & development12 + 7 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections5
Other2
526
full-time
27
part-time
$5.0M
payroll for March 2025
$59.6M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$112,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
167
sworn police officers
161
full-time firefighters
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and New Rochelle’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

New Rochelle City School District

New Rochelle’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in New Rochelle →
$32,127
per pupil · NY $34,607
9,910
students
$87 million
long-term debt

Of the $32,127 per pupil, $19,940 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 67%State 28%Federal 5%

New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How New Rochelle voted in 2024

Official results for New Rochelle’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President34,645 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat63.6%22,042 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican34.4%11,920 votes

Others: 2.0% (683 votes).

Most votes in New Rochelle: Kamala D Harris

Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%

Turnout
60%

of New Rochelle’s 57,638 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate34,645 votes
Kirsten E GillibrandDemocrat64.2%
Michael D SapraiconeRepublican30.3%
Others5.5%

Most votes in New Rochelle: Kirsten E Gillibrand

Westchester County: Gillibrand 61.9%, Sapraicone 33.2% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%

U.S. House · New York’s 16th District327,738 votes
George S LatimerDemocrat66.4%
Miriam Levitt FlisserRepublican26.4%
Others7.2%

Most votes in the district: George S Latimer

Whole-district result

President, 2024: New Rochelle, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
New Rochelle63.6%34.4%2.0%34,645
Westchester County61.8%36.1%2.1%464,981
New York55.9%43.3%0.8%8,262,600
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents New Rochelle

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for New Rochelle.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: newrochelleny.com ↗
  2. 2
    New York AssemblyNew Rochelle is split between 2 districts
    Amy PaulinSteve Otis
  3. 3
    New York SenateState senator
    Shelley MayerNathalia Fernández
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Kathy Hochul
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    George Latimer
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
    Charles E. SchumerKirsten E. Gillibrand
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How New Rochelle compares with the towns next door

New Rochelle’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 9 of the 10 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $380 to $11,186 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Eastchester: $1,028 per resident (2022)Scarsdale: $3,200 per resident (2022)Mamaroneck: $1,569 per resident (2022)Pelham: $380 per resident (2022)Pelham: $2,313 per resident (2022)Pelham Manor: $2,894 per resident (2022)Larchmont: $3,247 per resident (2022)Mount Vernon: no reported 2022 figuresNorth Hempstead: $843 per resident (2022)New York: $11,186 per resident (2022)EastchesterScarsdaleMamaroneckPelhamPelhamPelham ManorLarchmontMount VernonNorth HempsteadNew YorkNew Rochelle
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Pelham$380$10,000+
North Hempstead$843$10,000+
Eastchester$1,028$10,000+
Mamaroneck$1,569$10,000+
Pelham$2,313$10,000+
Pelham Manor$2,894$10,000+
Scarsdale$3,200$10,000+
Larchmont$3,247$10,000+
New York$11,186 runs schools$6,547
Mount Vernonestimate$10,000+
New Rochelleestimate$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 New Rochelle’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitenewrochelleny.com ↗

Questions about New Rochelle’s government

How much does New Rochelle spend per resident?

About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (New Rochelle didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.7 million.

Who runs New Rochelle’s government?

See newrochelleny.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Rochelle yet.

How did New Rochelle vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 63.6%, Donald J Trump 34.4% (34,645 votes, official results). Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.

How many people work for New Rochelle?

526 full-time and 27 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $5.0M (about $59.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents New Rochelle in the state legislature?

New Rochelle is split among 2 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.

When is the next public meeting in New Rochelle?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Tuesday, November 10, at 3:45 pm in 1st Floor Council Conference Room, City Hall, 515 North Avenue, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about New Rochelle’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 (for New Rochelle, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →