Town government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greenburgh took in $159 million and spent $138 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)16%County and local tax money7.9%Fines and other6.6%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

16%

of Greenburgh's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 1.3%.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
49%$77.7 million
Other taxes
16%$25.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$23.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$25.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$18.2 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.3 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$6.6 million

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$12.5 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$8.4 million
Fines
1.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

14%

of Greenburgh's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$54.7 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$47.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$28.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$23.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$19.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$15.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$818 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$13.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.6 million
  • Libraries$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$12.3 million
  • Parking$961 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$154 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$154 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenburgh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Greenburgh 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.