Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Halfmoon took in $21.6 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Town taxes32%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)21%Fines and other3.3%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

41%

of Halfmoon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
23%$4.9 million
Other taxes
9.6%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$410 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$573 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$368 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$458 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$8.9 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$475 thousand
Fines
1.1%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt10%Health and hospitals6.2%All other spending10%

What stands out

22%

of Halfmoon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$5.7 million
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$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$835 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
  • Government buildings$361 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Interest on debt
10%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
6.2%$994 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$994 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$964 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$964 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$660 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$421 thousand
  • Police$239 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Halfmoon. 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 Halfmoon 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.