Town government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eastchester took in $40.3 million and spent $38.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)17%County and local tax money13%Fines and other5.2%State tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Eastchester'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 taxes64%

Property tax
54%$21.9 million
Other taxes
9.1%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$442 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parking$528 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$133 thousand

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$462 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$5.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
2.8%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$965 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Eastchester's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$15.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$936 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$506 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$843 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$364 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Parking$391 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$317 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$711 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$54 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$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eastchester. 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 Eastchester 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.