Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Walden run?
Walden’s village government spent $8.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,320 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Walden didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Walden is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,320 per resident a year, or $3.62 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Walden didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Walden yet
Every year of Walden’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $9,833 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.95% 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 Walden’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 Walden’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Walden →
Who’s in charge in Walden
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Walden’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on villageofwalden.org ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 158 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 (6,620).
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.
Valley Central School District (Montgomery)
Walden’s K–12 school district, shared with Montgomery, Montgomery, Maybrook. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $28,351 per pupil, $19,318 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.
Walden’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 Walden 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 Walden 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 Walden.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: villageofwalden.org ↗
- 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.
Reach Walden’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Walden’s government
How much does Walden spend per resident?
About $1,320 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Walden didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $16.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Walden?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $9,833 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.95% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see villageofwalden.org.
Who runs Walden’s government?
See villageofwalden.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Walden yet.
How did Walden vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Walden alone. Orange County, where 100% of Walden lies, voted Trump 54.0%, Harris 45.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Walden?
42 full-time and 50 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $339,136 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Walden in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Rob Rolison) and Assembly District 101 (Brian Maher). The Assembly district also covers 30 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Walden’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 Walden, 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 →