Photo: Jim.henderson · CC BY 4.0How is Spring Valley run?
Spring Valley’s village government spent $53.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $1,620 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Spring Valley didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Spring Valley is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)
Spring Valley’s K–12 school district, shared with Chestnut Ridge, Kaser, New Hempstead, New Square, Pomona and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $33,077 per pupil, $20,604 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.
About $1,620 per resident a year, or $4.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: health & welfare, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Spring Valley didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Spring Valley yet
Every year of Spring Valley’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 170 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $8,714 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.28% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Spring Valley’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 Spring Valley’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Spring Valley →
Who’s in charge in Spring Valley
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Spring Valley’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villagespringvalley.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 197 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (32,884).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Spring Valley’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 Spring Valley alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rockland County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.4%83,544 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.7%65,884 votesOthers: 0.9% (1,397 votes).
Most votes in Rockland County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Spring Valley lies in Rockland County. Every 2024 race in Rockland County is on the county’s page.
Rockland 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 Spring Valley.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villagespringvalley.org ↗
- 2New York AssemblySpring Valley is split between 2 districts
- 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 Spring Valley compares with the towns next door
Spring Valley’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $345 to $405 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| New Hempstead | $345 | $10,000+ |
| Chestnut Ridge | $405 | $10,000+ |
| Spring Valley | estimate | $8,714 |
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 Spring Valley’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Spring Valley’s government
How much does Spring Valley spend per resident?
About $1,620 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Spring Valley didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $57.7 million.
What is the property tax rate in Spring Valley?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,714 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.28% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see villagespringvalley.org.
Who runs Spring Valley’s government?
See villagespringvalley.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Spring Valley yet.
How did Spring Valley vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Spring Valley alone. Rockland County, where 100% of Spring Valley lies, voted Trump 55.4%, Harris 43.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Spring Valley?
167 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.5M (about $18.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Spring Valley in the state legislature?
Spring Valley is split among 2 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 38 (Bill Weber). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Spring Valley’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Spring Valley, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →