Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berlin took in $1.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money18%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)8.1%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes57%

Property tax
55%$975 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$93 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$312 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$199 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Berlin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$946 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$946 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$289 thousand
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$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$265 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$250 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berlin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Berlin 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.