Town government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Edward took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money9.1%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.4%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

8.4%

of Fort Edward's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
58%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.4%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$67 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$146 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$197 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$72 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$121 thousand
Fines
3.0%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

15%

of Fort Edward's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$980 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$976 thousand
  • Public transit$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$371 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$307 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$179 thousand
  • Water supply$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Edward. 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 Edward 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.