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Town Hall · Smithtown

In Smithtown, 81% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York

Smithtown’s town government spent $106.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $922 per resident. Water and other utilities ($5.2 million) are counted separately.

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General election in New York.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$106.8M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$922
In 2022: $848, more than 50% of 18 similar towns
Long-term debt
$42.2M
end of 2024, reported
Town staff, 2025
453
full-time · 197 part-time · March payroll $3.6M
Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year

What stands out about how Smithtown is run

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

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer25% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Smithtown Central School District with 3 other towns.More of its voters turn out81% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, vs 59% across New York.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Smithtown’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 $922 per resident a year, or $2.53 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 47%Fees & charges 25%Other taxes & licenses 7%From the federal government 6%Utility sales 5%Interest, fines & other 4%From the state 3%Sales taxes 2%From other local governments 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $26.1 million; interest on debt $2.5 million; payments to other governments $10,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $141.1 million.
About “Other”.35% of Smithtown’s day-to-day spending ($36.9 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$848 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns

Smithtown’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($848 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 New York towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $880, and the middle half spent $587–$1,163. Smithtown spent more than 50% of them.

Middle half of the group, $587–$1,163Median $880Smithtown

Includes sewer and trash ($20.9 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 towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Smithtown itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022

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

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$98.2 million
2023$101.7 million
2024$106.8 million

Per resident: 2022: $848 · 2023: $874 · 2024: $922.

Town staff
453

full-time in March 2025, up from 450 in 2022.

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

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

Smithtown$10,000+
Huntington$10,000+
Brookhaven$10,000+
Islip$10,000+
Stony Brook$10,000+
Commack$10,000+
Head of the Harbor$10,000+
East Northport$10,000+
Hauppauge$10,000+
Lake Ronkonkoma$9,509
$10,000+
typical bill a year
$669,900
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

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

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Smithtown

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 256 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 (115,768).

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

Roads & transportation145 + 7 pt
Parks & libraries89 + 32 pt
Administration & buildings83 + 33 pt
Health & welfare44 + 90 pt
Sewer & trash29 + 6 pt
Water & other utilities11 + 2 pt
Fire7 + 7 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections8
Other37 + 20 pt
453
full-time
197
part-time
$3.6M
payroll for March 2025
$42.9M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$86,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Smithtown had 3.9 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 16 of the 18 New York towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 3.3: Smithtown had more than 62% 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

Smithtown Central School District

Smithtown’s K–12 school district, shared with Nissequogue, Village of the Branch, Head of the Harbor. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Smithtown →
$34,788
per pupil · NY $34,607
7,705
students
$59.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $34,788 per pupil, $22,014 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 75%State 23%Federal 2%

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

Also serving Smithtown

Kings Park Central School District · $34,214 per pupil

Commack Union Free School District · $35,417 per pupil

Hauppauge Union Free School District · $38,545 per pupil

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Smithtown voted in 2024

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

President72,066 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican62.7%45,193 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat36.1%26,028 votes

Others: 1.2% (845 votes).

Most votes in Smithtown: Donald J Trump

Suffolk County: Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%

Turnout
81%

of Smithtown’s 89,306 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.

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

U.S. Senate69,979 votes
Michael D SapraiconeRepublican61.3%
Kirsten E GillibrandDemocrat38.4%
Others0.3%

Most votes in Smithtown: Michael D Sapraicone

Suffolk County: Sapraicone 52.5%, Gillibrand 47.1% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%

U.S. House · New York’s 1st District409,825 votes
Nicholas J LalotaRepublican55.2%
John P AvlonDemocrat44.8%

Most votes in the district: Nicholas J Lalota

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Smithtown, its county and the state

TrumpHarrisOthersVotes
Smithtown62.7%36.1%1.2%72,066
Suffolk County54.3%44.4%1.3%769,435
New York43.3%55.9%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 Smithtown

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Smithtown.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Officials: smithtowninfo.com ↗
  2. 2
    New York AssemblyState representatives
    Mike Fitzpatrick
  3. 3
    New York SenateState senator
    Mario Mattera
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Kathy Hochul
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Nick LaLota
  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 Smithtown compares with the towns next door

Smithtown spent $848 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $499 to $1,404. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Huntington: $917 per resident (2022)Brookhaven: $499 per resident (2022)Islip: $546 per resident (2022)Stony Brook: unincorporated, no town budgetCommack: unincorporated, no town budgetHead of the Harbor: $1,404 per resident (2022)Lake Ronkonkoma: unincorporated, no town budgetBrentwood: unincorporated, no town budgetEast Northport: unincorporated, no town budgetHauppauge: unincorporated, no town budgetHuntingtonBrookhavenIslipStony BrookCommackHead of the HarborLake RonkonkomaBrentwoodEast NorthportHauppaugeSmithtown
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Brookhaven$499$10,000+
Islip$546$10,000+
Huntington$917$10,000+
Head of the Harbor$1,404$10,000+
Smithtown$848$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 Smithtown’s government

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

The Handbook →
Official websitesmithtowninfo.com ↗

Questions about Smithtown’s government

How much does Smithtown spend per resident?

About $922 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 $848 was more than 50% of 18 New York towns and townships of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.

Who runs Smithtown’s government?

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

How did Smithtown vote in 2024?

For president, Donald J Trump 62.7%, Kamala D Harris 36.1% (72,066 votes, official results). Suffolk County: Trump 54.3%, Harris 44.4%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.

How many people work for Smithtown?

453 full-time and 197 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $3.6M (about $42.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Smithtown in the state legislature?

State Senate District 2 (Mario Mattera) and Assembly District 8 (Mike Fitzpatrick). The Assembly district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Smithtown?

The next posted meeting is Town Board on Tuesday, November 3, at 7:00 pm in Eugene Cannataro Senior Citizens Center, 420 Middle Country Road, from the town’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 →