Village government · Orange County, NY

Highland Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Highland Falls took in $8.1 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%County and local tax money18%Federal tax money10%State tax money1.5%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

18%

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

Village taxes45%

Property tax
40%$3.2 million
Other taxes
5.6%$454 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$272 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$861 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$827 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$122 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$62 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Social services8.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

8.2%

of Highland Falls' spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$715 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.6 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Parking$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Social services
8.2%$813 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$813 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$290 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$93 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$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Highland Falls. 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 Highland Falls 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.