Village of Chester (Orange County) — Financial Data

3,993 Population FY 2024

$1,626 Per-Capita Spending FY 2025

0.6% Debt Service FY 2024

0.0 Fiscal Stress FY 2025

3.3 Socio-Dem. Stress FY 2025

Tax Snapshot (Beta)

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

Current source-backed tax context for New York and Village of Chester (Orange 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

Stress Trajectory

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

6.5% Poverty Rate 2023

32.3% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

1.7% Unemployment Rate 2023

53.1% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$97,250 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$47,529 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$280,600 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,649 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

36.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Trends

Curated financial dashboard (1995–2025)

Fiscal Health

Debt Outstanding

$310,000 (2024)

2011 2024

Full Value of Taxable Property

$569,463,034 (2024)

2011 2024

Debt Service

$81,375 (2024)

1996 2024

Debt Service %

0.6% (2024)

1996 2024

Per-Capita Spending

$1,626 (2025)

2010 2025

Fiscal Stress Score (OSC)

0 = healthy · 100 = significant stress

0.0 (2025)

2013 2025

Socio-Demographic Stress Score (OSC)

0 = no stress · 100 = significant stress

3.3 (2025)

2013 2025

Top Revenue Sources

Real Property Taxes And Assessments

$4,286,193 (2025)

1995 2025

Sales And Use Tax

$905,718 (2025)

1995 2025

Other Local Revenues

$626,939 (2025)

1995 2025

Use And Sale Of Property

$392,646 (2025)

1995 2025

State Aid

$317,906 (2025)

1995 2025

Top Expenditures

Employee Benefits

$2,350,356 (2025)

1995 2025

Public Safety

$2,184,281 (2025)

1995 2025

Transportation

$958,686 (2025)

1995 2025

General Government

$954,308 (2025)

1995 2025

Culture And Recreation

$40,438 (2025)

1995 2025

Financial Documents (85)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Village of Chester OSC Annual Financial Report 2025	OSC_VILLAGE_CSV_AFR
2025	Village of Chester FSMS Report 2025	FSMS_MONITORING
2024	Village of Chester OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_VILLAGE_CSV_AFR
2024	Village of Chester OSC Annual Financial Report 2024	OSC_VILLAGE_AFR
2024	Village of Chester FSMS Report 2024	FSMS_MONITORING

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None
OSC Code: 330415700970

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: New York
Wholly within: Orange County
Wholly within: Town of Chester (Orange County)

Within this entity

Partly contains: Chester Union Free School District