Town government · Washington County, NY

Fort Ann's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Ann took in $2.9 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money12%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Fort Ann's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
76%$2.2 million
Other taxes
8.8%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$221 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$338 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
1.8%$54 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals5.2%Interest on debt3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%

What stands out

21%

of Fort Ann's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$613 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$380 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$601 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$525 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$145 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$145 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Ann. 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 Fort Ann 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.