Village government · Saratoga County, NY

Ballston Spa's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Ballston Spa took in $7.5 million and spent $6.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes28%County and local tax money28%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%State tax money5.7%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

28%

of Ballston Spa's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
24%$1.8 million
Other taxes
3.8%$284 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$156 thousand
  • Other licenses$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$830 thousand
  • Sewer$242 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$1.5 million

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$429 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$202 thousand
Fines
0.7%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

16%

of Ballston Spa's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$694 thousand
  • Fire protection$370 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Social services
16%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$629 thousand
  • Sewer systems$379 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$749 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$749 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$232 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$166 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$25 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$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ballston Spa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Ballston Spa 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.