Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brunswick took in $9.7 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money18%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Federal tax money6.9%State tax money4.5%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

18%

of Brunswick'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 taxes51%

Property tax
43%$4.2 million
Other taxes
8.7%$849 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$623 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$195 thousand
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$669 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$436 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$369 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Brunswick's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$450 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$353 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$246 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$443 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$322 thousand
  • Libraries$121 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brunswick. 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 Brunswick 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.