Town government · Dutchess County, NY

East Fishkill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Fishkill took in $32.5 million and spent $27.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%County and local tax money11%Fines and other9.9%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

11%

of East Fishkill'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 taxes61%

Property tax
47%$15.4 million
Other taxes
13%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$495 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$428 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
  • Electric power$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$1.3 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$3.7 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$2.3 million
Fines
2.8%$903 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

18%

of East Fishkill's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$8.6 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$6.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$747 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$627 thousand
  • Government buildings$386 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$494 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$343 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$63 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$63 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Fishkill. 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 East Fishkill 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.