Town government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), East Hampton took in $100 million and spent $132 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)13%Fines and other9.6%State tax money2.1%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

8.8%

of East Hampton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
64%$64.0 million
Other taxes
6.9%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$5.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Parking$642 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$509 thousand
  • Housing$413 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$2.0 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$2.0 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$1.8 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$8.7 million
Fines
0.9%$879 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

30%

of East Hampton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$39.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$31.2 million
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
  • Parking$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$35.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$24.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$196 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$34.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.9 million
  • Government buildings$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$584 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$4.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.5 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$348 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$348 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Hampton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of East Hampton 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.