Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittsfield took in $764 thousand and spent $636 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money21%County and local tax money13%Fees for services2.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Pittsfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
61%$467 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$159 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$100 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Health and hospitals5.0%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Pittsfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$158 thousand
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$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pittsfield 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.