Town government · Rockland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Orangetown took in $90.9 million and spent $109 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)6.8%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money4.9%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

4.9%

of Orangetown'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 taxes78%

Property tax
69%$62.7 million
Other taxes
8.7%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$793 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$805 thousand
  • Sewer$551 thousand
  • Parking$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.8 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$2.4 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$4.5 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$4.9 million
Fines
0.6%$542 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

48%

of Orangetown's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$51.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$48.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$979 thousand
  • Government buildings$540 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$22.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$18.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$651 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.1 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Parking$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$5.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$489 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$489 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$301 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$301 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orangetown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Orangetown 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.