Town government · Montgomery County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Charleston took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money48%Town taxes35%Federal tax money7.8%State tax money7.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
33%$573 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$135 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$135 thousand

County and local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
48%$834 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$6 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Charleston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$925 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$925 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$366 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$269 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charleston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Charleston 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.