Ulster County > Kingston (city) > Government
Kingston city budget expenditures, 2024
Emp benefits — $21,357,304 (21.7%) Emp benefits $21,357,304 • 21.7% Pub safety — $19,295,341 (19.6%) Pub safety $19,295,341 • 19.6% Culture & rec — $17,713,103 (18.0%) Culture & rec $17,713,103 • 18.0% Transpn — $11,357,320 (11.5%) Transpn $11,357,320 • 11.5% Gen govt — $9,991,134 (10.2%) Gen govt $9,991,134 • 10.2% Sanitation — $6,432,572 (6.5%) Sanitation $6,432,572 • 6.5% Debt svc — $4,390,110 (4.5%) Debt svc Econ dev — $4,174,142 (4.2%) Econ dev $4,174,142 • 4.2% Utilities — $2,985,486 (3.0%) Utilities $2,985,486 • 3.0% Other — $666,336 (0.7%)
NOTES: “Other” combines community services, social services, health, and education.
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NYS Comptroller
Municipal tax rates for Ulster County communities
(per $1,000 of full value)
Denning (town)3.65Ellenville (village)15.42Esopus (town)2.95Gardiner (town)1.35Hardenburgh (town)5.83Hurley (town)1.70Kingston (city)6.63Kingston (town)6.72Lloyd (town)4.86Marbletown (town)1.46Marlborough (town)5.13New Paltz (town)6.91 New Paltz (village)3.24Olive (town)3.00Plattekill (town)2.51Rochester (town)1.44Rosendale (town)3.82Saugerties (town)4.63Saugerties (village)5.43Shandaken (town)4.51Shawangunk (town)3.26Ulster (town)6.21Wawarsing (town)4.18Woodstock (town)2.49
Year: 2025
NYS Comptroller
Recent government grants to Kingston
Year Grantor Amount Purpose
2026 NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services $159,591 Project Gun Involved Violence Elimination
2025 NYS Dormitory Authority $3,000,000
2025 NYS Community Reforestation program $1,608,947 planting 8,100 trees across 72 acres in five parks
2025 Inland Flooding and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program $982,733 Kingston Point Beach Sea-Level Rise Mitigation Project
2025 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation $732,375 Urban/Com Forestry/Inner City
Sources: NYS Comptroller, NYS Governor's Office, USA Giving