Village government · Nassau County, NY

Garden City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Garden City took in $88.2 million and spent $87.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes65%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other12%State tax money8.7%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Garden City's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes65%

Property tax
61%$53.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$962 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$256 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Water$8.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$775 thousand
  • Parking$186 thousand
  • Garbage collection$137 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$792 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$7.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$115 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$8.9 million
Fines
2.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt7.1%

What stands out

35%

of Garden City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$30.9 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$28.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$897 thousand
  • Government buildings$779 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$808 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$13.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Interest on debt
7.1%$6.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Garden City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Garden City 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.