Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Keene took in $2.9 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money7.5%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

14%

of Keene'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 taxes66%

Property tax
63%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$402 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand
  • Parking$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$83 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$220 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$246 thousand
Fines
2.1%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

11%

of Keene's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$889 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$722 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$809 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$768 thousand
  • Parking$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$268 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$184 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Keene. 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 Keene 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.