Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lagrange took in $14.1 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fines and other14%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%County and local tax money11%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

11%

of Lagrange'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 taxes57%

Property tax
46%$6.4 million
Other taxes
12%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$225 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$768 thousand
  • Sewer$627 thousand
  • Other service charges$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$540 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$1.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.8 million
Fines
1.3%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt8.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

29%

of Lagrange's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$686 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$664 thousand
  • Government buildings$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$723 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$842 thousand
  • Libraries$727 thousand
Interest on debt
8.7%$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$383 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$373 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lagrange. 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 Lagrange 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.