Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pawling took in $8.1 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)14%County and local tax money7.6%Federal tax money5.9%State tax money5.9%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

14%

of Pawling's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
53%$4.3 million
Other taxes
11%$889 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$431 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$389 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$630 thousand
  • Garbage collection$279 thousand
  • Other service charges$209 thousand
  • Water$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$483 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$478 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$620 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$98 thousand
Fines
0.9%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

12%

of Pawling's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$873 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$338 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$902 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$902 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$480 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$268 thousand
  • Water supply$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$374 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$186 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$151 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$358 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$358 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$152 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pawling. 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 Pawling 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.