Town government · Orange County, NY

Mount Hope's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Hope took in $4.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%County and local tax money22%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.2%

What stands out

22%

of Mount Hope's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
52%$2.4 million
Other taxes
6.0%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$219 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$196 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$317 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$1.0 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$368 thousand
Fines
1.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Mount Hope'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.6 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$983 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$237 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$804 thousand
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$176 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Hope. 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 Mount Hope 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.