Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0South Blooming Grove spent less per resident in 2022 than 84% of similar cities
South Blooming Grove’s village government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $639 per resident. Water and other utilities ($515,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how South Blooming Grove is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$639 per resident in 2022: less than 84% of them
South Blooming Grove’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($639 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $977, and the middle half spent $748–$1,354. South Blooming Grove spent less than 84% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($646,000), 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 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; South Blooming Grove itself left out).
About $639 per resident a year, or $1.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 32%.
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No trend yet
South Blooming Grove reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
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 South Blooming Grove’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 South Blooming Grove’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in South Blooming Grove →
Who’s in charge in South Blooming Grove
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 1,041 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,122).
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.
Washingtonville Central School District
South Blooming Grove’s K–12 school district, shared with Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, New Windsor, Hamptonburgh. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,768 per pupil, $17,330 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.
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District · $31,778 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
South Blooming Grove’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 South Blooming Grove alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Orange County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.0%94,936 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat45.7%80,253 votesOthers: 0.3% (471 votes).
Most votes in Orange County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of South Blooming Grove lies in Orange County. Every 2024 race in Orange County is on the county’s page.
Orange 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 South Blooming Grove.
- 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 South Blooming Grove compares with the towns next door
South Blooming Grove spent $639 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.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe | $540 | $10,000+ |
| Woodbury | $799 | $10,000+ |
| Blooming Grove | $830 | $10,000+ |
| Woodbury | $1,004 | $10,000+ |
| South Blooming Grove | $639 | $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 South Blooming Grove’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about South Blooming Grove’s government
How much does South Blooming Grove spend per resident?
About $639 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $639 was less than 84% of 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs South Blooming Grove’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for South Blooming Grove yet.
How did South Blooming Grove vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for South Blooming Grove alone. Orange County, where 100% of South Blooming Grove lies, voted Trump 54.0%, Harris 45.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for South Blooming Grove?
3 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $24,491 (about $293,892 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents South Blooming Grove in the state legislature?
State Senate District 42 (James Skoufis) and Assembly District 101 (Brian Maher). The Assembly district also covers 30 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 →