Town government · Orange County, NY

Palm Tree's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Palm Tree took in $5.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money58%Town taxes41%State tax money0.4%Fees for services0.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Palm Tree'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 taxes41%

Property tax
22%$1.2 million
Other taxes
19%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$24 thousand

County and local tax money58%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
58%$3.2 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs33%Housing and community development18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt2.8%Sent to other local governments2.2%

What stands out

18%

of Palm Tree's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$635 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$635 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$612 thousand
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$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Housing and community development
18%$327 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$40 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$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Palm Tree. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Palm Tree 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.