Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marlborough took in $12.0 million and spent $11.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other6.5%State tax money6.1%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

22%

of Marlborough'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 taxes60%

Property tax
56%$6.8 million
Other taxes
3.5%$414 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$270 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$466 thousand
  • Sewer$296 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Parking$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$213 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$736 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$475 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$701 thousand
Fines
0.6%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

19%

of Marlborough'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
32%$3.7 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$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$597 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$204 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$153 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$375 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$375 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Marlborough. 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 Marlborough 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.