Town government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambridge took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money27%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.3%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

5.7%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
61%$747 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$335 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$70 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Health and hospitals0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Cambridge's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$718 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$718 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cambridge. 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 Cambridge 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.