Town government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chatham took in $4.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%County and local tax money25%State tax money13%Fines and other6.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.4%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
46%$1.9 million
Other taxes
8.9%$367 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$247 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$90 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$528 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.3%

Fines
5.1%$209 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt1.2%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Chatham'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
52%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$757 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$483 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$576 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$369 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chatham. 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 Chatham 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.