Town government · Columbia County, NY

New Lebanon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Lebanon took in $2.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money28%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.5%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
46%$1.0 million
Other taxes
6.2%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$277 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$626 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.0%$44 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Environment and natural resources1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

14%

of New Lebanon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$719 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$719 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$492 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$285 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$370 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$253 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Social services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Lebanon. 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 New Lebanon 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.