Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milton took in $7.9 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money53%Town taxes38%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Milton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
24%$1.9 million
Other taxes
15%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$871 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$177 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$307 thousand

County and local tax money53%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
53%$4.2 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$306 thousand
Fines
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

34%

of Milton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$388 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$871 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$416 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$252 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$634 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$634 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milton. 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 Milton 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.