Town government · Saratoga County, NY

Clifton Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clifton Park took in $33.0 million and spent $30.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money53%Town taxes20%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)10%Fines and other7.7%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

53%

of Clifton Park's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
13%$4.3 million
Other taxes
6.7%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$484 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$444 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$1.4 million

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.9 million

County and local tax money53%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
53%$17.4 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$2.2 million
Fines
1.0%$314 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

25%

of Clifton Park's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$8.1 million
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$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$984 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$795 thousand
  • Government buildings$701 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$7.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$842 thousand
  • Fire protection$494 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$850 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$908 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$908 thousand
Social services
1.5%$453 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$453 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$204 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clifton Park. 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 Clifton Park 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.