Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlton took in $3.2 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%State tax money23%Town taxes17%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.2%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes17%

Other taxes
9.8%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$245 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$225 thousand

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$168 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$141 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$70 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$733 thousand

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$51 thousand
Fines
1.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

9.3%

of Charlton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$467 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$454 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$284 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$162 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlton. 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 Charlton 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.