Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hunter took in $4.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fees for services8.9%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money6.3%State tax money6.1%

What stands out

8.9%

of Hunter's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
66%$2.7 million
Other taxes
6.3%$253 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$160 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$359 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$359 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$252 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$245 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$190 thousand
Fines
2.0%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals14%Environment and natural resources2.8%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

14%

of Hunter's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$837 thousand
  • Government buildings$613 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$617 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$617 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$550 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$334 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$512 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$512 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hunter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Hunter 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.