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Town of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County)

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Part of: Dutchess County · New York

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45,471 Population FY 2024
$178 Town-Wide Per Capita Spending All residents incl. villages FY 2024
$707 Part-Town Per Capita Spending Outside villages only FY 2024
5.2% Debt Service FY 2024
0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2022
6.7 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2022
Town of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County) is missing from the OSC Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for FY 2024. Last FSMS score: FY 2022. View stress analysis
Data comparability note: The following villages are partially within this town but assigned to another town by OSC: Wappingers Falls (assigned to Town of Wappinger). Part-town per-capita figures are not yet available for this town because the village population split across town boundaries is unknown. We will include part-town per-capita data once proportional population figures are available. If you have this information or know a definitive source, please email [email protected].

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

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Current source-backed tax context for New York and Town of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County).

Component Summary Effective Coverage Sources
NY state personal income tax NY uses a progressive bracket schedule (4.00% to 10.90% on the current IT-201 schedule). Tax year 2025 schedule; statutory update starts for tax years beginning after 2025. Source verified IT-201-I (2025 PDF); Tax Law §601
NY state sales and use tax (base) NY state base sales and use tax rate is 4%; local rates are additive by jurisdiction. In effect as of January 1, 2026. Loaded New York State Department of Taxation and Finance sales tax rates
NY state-level property tax policy In New York, real property tax is raised and spent locally by counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and special districts; there is no single statewide property-tax rate. Property-tax guidance page updated July 26, 2024 (accessed April 19, 2026). Needs review NY property taxes overview; ORPTS tax bill calculation guide

No incorporated villages in this town.

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

8.1% Poverty Rate 2023
42.8% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
4.0% Unemployment Rate 2023
67.4% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$96,692 (2023)
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2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$46,492 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Home Value
$325,800 (2023)
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Median Gross Rent
$1,597 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Age
38.8 (2023)
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2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.4 (2023)
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2010 2023
Financial Documents (84)
Year Title Type
2024 Town of Poughkeepsie OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
2024 Town of Poughkeepsie OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_TOWN_AFR
2024 Town of Poughkeepsie FSMS Report 2024 FSMS_MONITORING
2023 Town of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County) Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023 Town of Poughkeepsie OSC Annual Financial Report 2023 OSC_TOWN_CSV_AFR
Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
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Notes
None
OSC Code
130368600000
School Details

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Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org