Orange County > Chester (town) > Government
Chester town budget expenditures, 2024
Emp benefits — $3,634,362 (23.4%) Emp benefits $3,634,362 • 23.4% Pub safety — $3,076,248 (19.8%) Pub safety $3,076,248 • 19.8% Gen govt — $2,510,801 (16.1%) Gen govt $2,510,801 • 16.1% Sanitation — $1,971,778 (12.7%) Sanitation $1,971,778 • 12.7% Transpn — $1,906,521 (12.3%) Transpn $1,906,521 • 12.3% Utilities — $818,057 (5.3%) Utilities $818,057 • 5.3% Culture & rec — $779,496 (5.0%) Culture & rec Debt svc — $770,951 (5.0%) Debt svc Other — $83,220 (0.5%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Orange County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Blooming Grove (town)3.85Chester (town)5.78Chester (village)6.34Cornwall (town)4.38Cornwall-On-Hudson (village)5.20Crawford (town)4.00Deerpark (town)2.98Florida (village)3.63Goshen (town)1.81Goshen (village)7.40Greenville (town)2.21Greenwood Lake (village)6.51Hamptonburgh (town)1.42Harriman (village)7.42Highland Falls (village)8.02Highlands (town)4.95Kiryas Joel (village)2.37Maybrook (village)7.58Middletown (city)9.28Minisink (town)2.33Monroe (town)2.19Monroe (village)5.41 Montgomery (town)2.55Montgomery (village)7.40Mount Hope (town)3.33New Windsor (town)4.84Newburgh (city)12.29Newburgh (town)4.11Otisville (village)5.02Palm Tree (town)1.05Port Jervis (city)10.20South Blooming Grove (village)1.83Tuxedo (town)5.24Tuxedo Park (village)6.11Unionville (village)5.10Walden (village)8.30Wallkill (town)3.81Warwick (town)2.40Warwick (village)4.45Washingtonville (village)0.00Wawayanda (town)1.72Woodbury (town)4.50Woodbury (village)2.14
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Chester
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2025 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $90,000 Enhanced Law Enforcement & Prosecution - Byrne
2024 NYS Department of State $72,000 Smart Growth Comprehensive Planning Program
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving