Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland took in $3.5 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money14%Fines and other9.1%County and local tax money4.4%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

9.1%

of Highland'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 taxes72%

Property tax
63%$2.2 million
Other taxes
9.1%$319 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$277 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$489 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$156 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$284 thousand
Fines
1.0%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Highland'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
42%$994 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$994 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$860 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$554 thousand
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$449 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$232 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Police$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Highland. 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 Highland 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.