Village government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ossining took in $65.8 million and spent $60.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%County and local tax money18%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Ossining's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Village taxes41%

Property tax
38%$25.0 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$839 thousand
  • Other licenses$716 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$13.8 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$597 thousand
  • Parking$529 thousand
  • Garbage collection$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$3.6 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$817 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$11.7 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$3.9 million
Fines
1.1%$725 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

5.1%

of Ossining's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$19.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$824 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$684 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Parking$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
Social services
5.1%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.1 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$146 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$213 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$106 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$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ossining. 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 Village 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.