Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lexington took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer)2.2%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

7.8%

of Lexington'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 taxes85%

Property tax
77%$1.3 million
Other taxes
7.8%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$196 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$12 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs33%Health and hospitals5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

5.2%

of Lexington'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%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$829 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$829 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$504 thousand
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$336 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lexington. 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 Lexington 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.