Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gardiner took in $4.0 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money5.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.3%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Gardiner'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 taxes74%

Property tax
58%$2.3 million
Other taxes
16%$647 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$595 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$208 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 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%$36 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$363 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$229 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$131 thousand
Fines
1.4%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking34%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

12%

of Gardiner's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$1.3 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$870 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$364 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$299 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$228 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$143 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gardiner. 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 Gardiner 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.