City government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mechanicville took in $9.2 million and spent $9.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money17%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Mechanicville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
31%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.9%$265 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$133 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$743 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$67 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.9 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.6 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$502 thousand
Fines
0.5%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals2.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

18%

of Mechanicville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$448 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.2 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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Public transit$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$265 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$265 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$29 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$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mechanicville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Mechanicville 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.