Village government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Brewster took in $5.6 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Village taxes23%County and local tax money12%Fines and other11%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

12%

of Brewster'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 taxes23%

Property tax
20%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$968 thousand
  • Garbage collection$395 thousand
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Parking$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$120 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$67 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$669 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
9.9%$550 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking5.1%

What stands out

12%

of Brewster's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$672 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$975 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$515 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$424 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$721 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$575 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$650 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$573 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$555 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$281 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
  • Parking$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Brewster. 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 Brewster 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.