Village government · Orange County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Chester took in $8.0 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other10%County and local tax money9.8%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

49%

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

Village taxes53%

Property tax
49%$4.0 million
Other taxes
3.9%$317 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$197 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$737 thousand
  • Other service charges$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$171 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$788 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$635 thousand
Fines
2.2%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

31%

of Chester's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$2.5 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$209 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$675 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Chester. 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 Chester 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.