Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover took in $5.7 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money19%Fines and other13%State tax money4.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)3.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
50%$2.8 million
Other taxes
11%$622 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$476 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Other service charges$83 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$281 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$1.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$616 thousand
Fines
1.9%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Health and hospitals6.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Dover's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$1.8 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$859 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$598 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$465 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$465 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$314 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$314 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$23 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dover. 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 Dover 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.