Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chesterfield took in $4.3 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Town taxes32%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Chesterfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
30%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$817 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$710 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$7 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$1.6 million

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$261 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$175 thousand
Fines
1.7%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Chesterfield'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$884 thousand
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$696 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$755 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$755 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Schools and colleges
-<0.1%-$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools-$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield 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.