Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittstown took in $4.3 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money16%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
60%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.6%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$141 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$264 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$689 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$549 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.8%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Health and hospitals4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Pittstown'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
52%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$662 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$403 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$582 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$582 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$152 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittstown. 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 Pittstown 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.