Town government · Washington County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwich took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money21%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

7.2%

of Greenwich'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 taxes71%

Property tax
64%$1.3 million
Other taxes
7.2%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$429 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$122 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$21 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Greenwich's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$521 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$322 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$336 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$298 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenwich. 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 Greenwich 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.