Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fallsburg took in $25.3 million and spent $22.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)32%Fines and other8.7%State tax money8.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

32%

of Fallsburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
47%$11.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$817 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$450 thousand
  • Other licenses$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$992 thousand
  • Garbage collection$686 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$280 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$2.0 million
Fines
0.6%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

34%

of Fallsburg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.3 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$662 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.3 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$538 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Parking$209 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$505 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$420 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fallsburg. 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 Fallsburg 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.