Town government · Warren County, NY

Lake Luzerne's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Luzerne took in $3.6 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)9.6%Fines and other5.0%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

34%

of Lake Luzerne's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
42%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.5%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$129 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$347 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$216 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$94 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$1.2 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$172 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Health and hospitals8.7%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

14%

of Lake Luzerne'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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.2 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$888 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$624 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$324 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$380 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$379 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$379 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lake Luzerne. 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 Lake Luzerne 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.