Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Greenbush took in $22.4 million and spent $21.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money14%Fines and other10%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

14%

of East Greenbush'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 taxes47%

Property tax
42%$9.3 million
Other taxes
5.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$988 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$215 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$288 thousand
  • Garbage collection$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$589 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$3.1 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$2.1 million
Fines
1.1%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

27%

of East Greenbush'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
30%$6.7 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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$456 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$420 thousand
  • Government buildings$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$551 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$370 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$174 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$385 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Greenbush. 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 Greenbush 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.