Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Providence took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%County and local tax money35%State tax money19%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.3%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
37%$696 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$103 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$353 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$657 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$23 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

8.5%

of Providence's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$980 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$980 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$354 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$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Providence. 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 Providence 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.