Village government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Fort Edward took in $2.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes69%Fees for services (water)14%Fines and other9.3%State tax money4.1%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

63%

of Fort Edward's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes69%

Property tax
63%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.5%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$321 thousand
  • Other service charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$109 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$91 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$172 thousand
Fines
2.8%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

27%

of Fort Edward's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$666 thousand
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$517 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$603 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$456 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
  • Public transit$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$294 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$294 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$63 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$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village 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.