Village government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Buchanan took in $11.1 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes37%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)28%Fines and other19%State tax money11%County and local tax money5.0%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

18%

of Buchanan's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes37%

Property tax
34%$3.8 million
Other taxes
3.0%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$218 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$105 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.2 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$554 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$2.0 million
Fines
0.5%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Buchanan's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$654 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$267 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.2 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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$863 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$921 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$921 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$470 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$470 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Buchanan. 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 Buchanan 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.