Village government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), East Hampton took in $27.2 million and spent $26.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes69%County and local tax money16%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)5.6%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

16%

of East Hampton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes69%

Property tax
52%$14.1 million
Other taxes
17%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$483 thousand
  • Parking$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$9 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$191 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$4.4 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.8 million
Fines
2.1%$571 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

58%

of East Hampton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$15.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$934 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$615 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$391 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$386 thousand
  • Fire protection$331 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Parking$169 thousand
  • Airports$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$419 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$419 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$360 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$270 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$239 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of East Hampton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.