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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ossining took in $17.2 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%County and local tax money9.6%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.4%Fines and other2.4%State tax money1.9%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Ossining'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 taxes80%

Property tax
72%$12.5 million
Other taxes
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$897 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$175 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$936 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$791 thousand
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$196 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$319 thousand

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$319 thousand
Fines
0.6%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

6%

of Ossining's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$6.0 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$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$990 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$390 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$789 thousand
  • Fire protection$721 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$696 thousand
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$221 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ossining. 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 Ossining 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.