Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Corinth took in $5.6 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)13%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
47%$2.6 million
Other taxes
4.3%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$711 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$363 thousand
  • Garbage collection$199 thousand
  • Water$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$272 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$258 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$54 thousand
Fines
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking26%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

15%

of Corinth's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$18 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$699 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$611 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$450 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$483 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
  • Water supply$197 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Corinth. 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 Corinth 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.