Town government · Suffolk County, NY

Babylon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Babylon took in $209 million and spent $207 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Federal tax money12%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Babylon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
57%$119 million
Other taxes
7.3%$15.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$7.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$21.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$15.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Parking$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$25.6 million

State tax money2.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.5%$5.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$474 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$22.2 million
Fines
0.4%$790 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending19%

What stands out

18%

of Babylon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$63.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$48.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.1 million
  • Government buildings$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$38.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$37.8 million
  • Water supply$391 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$28.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$19.7 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$21.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$21.0 million
  • Parking$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$16.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.5 million
Social services
7.8%$16.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16.1 million
Interest on debt
6.5%$13.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$8.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.6 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$569 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$497 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$497 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Babylon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Babylon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.