Village government · Westchester County, NY

Dobbs Ferry's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Dobbs Ferry took in $22.6 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes74%County and local tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)6.8%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money1.9%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

66%

of Dobbs Ferry's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes74%

Property tax
66%$14.8 million
Other taxes
8.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$461 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$617 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$489 thousand
  • Parking$379 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$429 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$208 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$422 thousand
Fines
1.6%$352 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

37%

of Dobbs Ferry's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$7.6 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$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$503 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$489 thousand
  • Government buildings$384 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$504 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$452 thousand
  • Fire protection$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$773 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$144 thousand
  • Public transit$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$282 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$742 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$124 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$124 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$13 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$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dobbs Ferry. 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 Dobbs Ferry 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.