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Town Hall · Newburgh

Newburgh spent more per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities

Newburgh’s city government spent $69.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,425 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7.4 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$69.1M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$2,425
In 2022: $2,411, more than 83% of 18 similar cities
Long-term debt
$56.8M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2025
277
full-time · 40 part-time · March payroll $2.2M
Typical tax bill
$6,949
2.80% of home value · NY 1.55%

What stands out about how Newburgh is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Spends more than most similar citiesIn 2022: $2,411 per resident, more than 83% of 18 similar cities.Runs its own water & sewer27% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Newburgh City School District with 2 other towns.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Newburgh’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 ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $2,425 per resident a year, or $6.64 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 24%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 24%From the state 19%From other local governments 15%Fees & charges 14%From the federal government 12%Utility sales 7%Interest, fines & other 5%Sales taxes 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $6.3 million; interest on debt $4 million; payments to other governments $575,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $87.4 million.
Compared with similar places

$2,411 per resident in 2022: more than 83% of them

Newburgh’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,411 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. Newburgh spent more than 83% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,249–$1,925Median $1,542Newburgh

Includes sewer and trash ($15.3 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 →

The group
18

New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Newburgh itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 3% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Newburgh reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$67.3 million
2023$69.4 million
2024$69.1 million

Per resident: 2022: $2,411 · 2023: $2,405 · 2024: $2,425.

City staff
277

full-time in March 2025, the same as 277 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $6,949 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.80% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

New Windsor$8,249
Fishkill$7,000
Newburgh$6,949
New York$6,582
Balmville$6,495
Gardnertown$6,087
$6,949
typical bill a year
2.80%
effective rate
$247,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Newburgh

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

See cityofnewburgh-ny.gov for Newburgh’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Newburgh yet.cityofnewburgh-ny.gov ↗
Who works for Newburgh

One full-time city employee for every 103 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 (28,501).

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

Police78 + 9 pt
Fire58 + 1 pt
Administration & buildings25 + 13 pt
Sewer & trash24
Water & other utilities20 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation17
Parks & libraries14
Courts, inspections & corrections5 + 13 pt
Housing & development9
Health & welfare1
Other26 + 2 pt
277
full-time
40
part-time
$2.2M
payroll for March 2025
$26.4M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$92,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
63
sworn police officers
52
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Newburgh had 9.9 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 12 of the 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 8.5: Newburgh had more than 75% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

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

Newburgh City School District

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

Schools in Newburgh →
$32,520
per pupil · NY $34,607
11,227
students
$18.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $32,520 per pupil, $19,753 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 32%State 58%Federal 10%

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

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Newburgh voted in 2024

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

President6,316 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat73.4%4,638 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican25.7%1,624 votes

Others: 0.9% (54 votes).

Most votes in Newburgh: Kamala D Harris

Orange County: Trump 54.0%, Harris 45.7% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%

Turnout
35%

of Newburgh’s 18,061 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.

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

U.S. Senate5,869 votes
Kirsten E GillibrandDemocrat75.6%
Michael D SapraiconeRepublican23.5%
Others1.0%

Most votes in Newburgh: Kirsten E Gillibrand

Orange County: Gillibrand 52.9%, Sapraicone 46.5% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%

U.S. House · New York’s 18th District362,509 votes
Pat RyanDemocrat57.1%
Alison EspositoRepublican42.8%
Others0.1%

Most votes in the district: Pat Ryan

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Newburgh, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Newburgh73.4%25.7%0.9%6,316
Orange County45.7%54.0%0.3%175,660
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 Newburgh

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Newburgh.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: cityofnewburgh-ny.gov ↗
  2. 2
    New York AssemblyState representatives
    Jonathan Jacobson
  3. 3
    New York SenateState senator
    Rob Rolison
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Kathy Hochul
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Patrick Ryan
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
    Charles E. SchumerKirsten E. Gillibrand

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

Next door

How Newburgh compares with the towns next door

Newburgh spent $2,411 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.

New Windsor: $1,111 per resident (2022)Gardnertown: unincorporated, no town budgetBalmville: unincorporated, no town budgetFishkill: $498 per resident (2022)New WindsorGardnertownBalmvilleFishkillNewburgh
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Fishkill$498$7,000
New Windsor$1,111$8,249
Newburgh$2,411$6,949

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 Newburgh’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofnewburgh-ny.gov ↗

Questions about Newburgh’s government

How much does Newburgh spend per resident?

About $2,425 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 $2,411 was more than 83% of 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Newburgh?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,949 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewburgh-ny.gov.

Who runs Newburgh’s government?

See cityofnewburgh-ny.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Newburgh yet.

How did Newburgh vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 73.4%, Donald J Trump 25.7% (6,316 votes, official results). Orange County: Trump 54.0%, Harris 45.7%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.

How many people work for Newburgh?

277 full-time and 40 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.2M (about $26.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Newburgh in the state legislature?

State Senate District 39 (Rob Rolison) and Assembly District 104 (Jonathan Jacobson). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Newburgh?

The next posted meeting is City Council on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00 pm in Third Floor of City Hall, 83 Broadway, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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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 →