Photo: Intelligentlove at English Wikipedia · Public domainPatchogue spent less per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Patchogue’s village government spent $14.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2023, about $1,176 per resident.
What stands out about how Patchogue is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$1,126 per resident in 2022: less than 74% of them
Patchogue’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,126 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 47 New York cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,414, and the middle half spent $1,118–$1,871. Patchogue spent less than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.1 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 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Patchogue itself left out).
About $1,176 per resident a year, or $3.22 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 20%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Patchogue 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: $1,126 · 2023: $1,176.
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 Patchogue’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 Patchogue’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Patchogue →
Who’s in charge in Patchogue
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 210 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,393).
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.
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District
Patchogue’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $29,472 per pupil, $20,214 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.
Patchogue’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 Patchogue alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Suffolk County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.3%417,549 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.4%341,812 votesOthers: 1.3% (10,074 votes).
Most votes in Suffolk County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Patchogue lies in Suffolk County. Every 2024 race in Suffolk County is on the county’s page.
Suffolk 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 Patchogue.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Patchogue compares with the towns next door
Patchogue spent $1,126 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Patchogue | $1,126 | $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 Patchogue’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Patchogue’s government
How much does Patchogue spend per resident?
About $1,176 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,126 was less than 74% of 47 New York cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Patchogue’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Patchogue yet.
How did Patchogue vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Patchogue alone. Suffolk County, where 100% of Patchogue lies, voted Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Patchogue?
59 full-time and 73 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $454,155 (about $5.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Patchogue in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Dean Murray) and Assembly District 7 (Jarett Gandolfo). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Patchogue’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 →