Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milan took in $2.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fines and other20%State tax money11%County and local tax money5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Milan's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
53%$1.5 million
Other taxes
9.6%$281 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$239 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$317 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$161 thousand

Fines and other20%

Fines
13%$389 thousand
Interest, rents and other
7.0%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Milan's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$811 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$449 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$521 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milan. 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 Milan 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.