Town government · Nassau County, NY

Oyster Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Oyster Bay took in $505 million and spent $539 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)12%Fines and other11%State tax money8.3%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

11%

of Oyster Bay's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
56%$282 million
Other taxes
4.9%$24.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$10.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$62.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$37.0 million
  • Garbage collection$11.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Sewer$691 thousand
  • Parking$294 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$19.0 million

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$42.0 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$21.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$53.2 million
Fines
0.1%$521 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

35%

of Oyster Bay's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$188 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$117 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$66.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$151 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$131 million
  • Government buildings$7.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$62.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62.4 million
Interest on debt
11%$59.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$51.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$49.3 million
  • Parking$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$3.1 million
Social services
0.3%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$863 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$863 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oyster Bay. 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 Oyster Bay 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.