Town government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bedford took in $45.5 million and spent $44.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other5.3%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Bedford's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
63%$28.8 million
Other taxes
5.5%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$343 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Parking$824 thousand
  • Sewer$574 thousand
  • Other service charges$529 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$124 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$795 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$6.1 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.8 million
Fines
1.3%$606 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

11%

of Bedford's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$19.4 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$16.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$880 thousand
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$726 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
  • Parking$375 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$561 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$484 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$484 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 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$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bedford. 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 Bedford 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.