Town government · Albany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Scotland took in $7.6 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%County and local tax money33%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other8.9%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
37%$2.8 million
Other taxes
7.4%$564 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$438 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$80 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$842 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$596 thousand
  • Sewer$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$261 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$2.5 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$630 thousand
Fines
0.6%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals8.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

25%

of New Scotland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$1.9 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$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Government buildings$108 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$939 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$539 thousand
  • Sewer systems$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$912 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$601 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$159 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$569 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$569 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$84 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Scotland. 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 Scotland 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.