Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newcomb took in $5.4 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money6.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)6.4%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Newcomb's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
80%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Sewer$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$20 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$353 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$65 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$189 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

9.1%

of Newcomb'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%

Running the government and other costs
47%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$335 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$469 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$469 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$435 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$375 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$325 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$323 thousand
  • Public health$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Water supply$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newcomb. 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 Newcomb 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.