Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moreau took in $9.8 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%County and local tax money32%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)15%State tax money13%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

32%

of Moreau'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 taxes33%

Property tax
24%$2.4 million
Other taxes
8.7%$857 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$627 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$203 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$960 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$140 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.3 million

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$3.2 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$371 thousand
Fines
1.6%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

42%

of Moreau's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$778 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$245 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$467 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$810 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$359 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$412 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$412 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$205 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$292 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moreau. 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 Moreau 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.