Town government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Harrison took in $82.2 million and spent $89.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money2.4%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Harrison'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 taxes66%

Property tax
53%$43.5 million
Other taxes
13%$11.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$11.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$767 thousand
  • Parking$276 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$2.0 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$327 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$9.4 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$5.4 million
Fines
2.4%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

14%

of Harrison's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$37.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$33.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$840 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$32.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$805 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$12.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$804 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$796 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$633 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$633 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Harrison 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.