Village government · Orange County, NY

Greenwood Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Greenwood Lake took in $5.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes57%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)18%County and local tax money14%State tax money4.3%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

14%

of Greenwood Lake's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes57%

Property tax
51%$2.7 million
Other taxes
5.4%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$161 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$960 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$825 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$160 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$226 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$734 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.3%$124 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Greenwood Lake'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$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$986 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$973 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$558 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$415 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$812 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$812 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$355 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$355 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Greenwood Lake. 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 Greenwood Lake 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.