Town government · Dutchess County, NY

Pleasant Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pleasant Valley took in $5.7 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%County and local tax money18%Fines and other7.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.9%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
53%$3.0 million
Other taxes
14%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$603 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$391 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$32 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.9%

Fines
6.2%$354 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

16%

of Pleasant Valley'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%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.6 million
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$822 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$265 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$759 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$440 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$319 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$236 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$175 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pleasant Valley. 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 Pleasant Valley 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.