Photo: Mrshllmx at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Saltaire spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Saltaire’s village government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $64,610 per resident. Water and other utilities ($129,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Saltaire is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$64,610 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Saltaire’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($64,610 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. Saltaire spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($128,000), 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; Saltaire itself left out).
About $64,610 per resident a year, or $177.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 25%.
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No trend yet
Saltaire reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Saltaire
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 5 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (41).
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.
Fire Island Union Free School District
Saltaire’s elementary school district, shared with Ocean Beach. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $137,075 per pupil, $44,300 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.
Saltaire’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 Saltaire 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 Saltaire 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 Saltaire.
- 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.
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Questions about Saltaire’s government
How much does Saltaire spend per resident?
About $64,610 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $64,610 was more than 100% of 301 New York cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Saltaire’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Saltaire yet.
How did Saltaire vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Saltaire alone. Suffolk County, where 100% of Saltaire lies, voted Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Saltaire?
9 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $73,391 (about $880,692 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Saltaire in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Alexis Weik) and Assembly District 7 (Jarett Gandolfo). The Assembly district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →