Town government · Putnam County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Putnam Valley took in $14.5 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)5.1%State tax money3.8%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Putnam Valley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
79%$11.4 million
Other taxes
8.1%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$738 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$537 thousand
  • Other service charges$145 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$46 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$546 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$201 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$227 thousand
Fines
1.3%$187 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

31%

of Putnam Valley's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.6 million
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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$745 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$240 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$326 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$816 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$562 thousand
  • Water supply$197 thousand
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$328 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$328 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Putnam 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 Putnam 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.