Village government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Cambridge took in $1.6 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes72%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%State tax money3.9%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Cambridge's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes72%

Property tax
69%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.1%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$61 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$247 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$49 thousand
Fines
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Cambridge's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$3.3 million
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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$652 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$338 thousand
  • Police$275 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cambridge. 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 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.