Town government · Warren County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Queensbury took in $31.1 million and spent $30.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money35%Town taxes30%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other5.3%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Queensbury's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
22%$7.0 million
Other taxes
7.1%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$594 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$123 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$562 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$725 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$11.0 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.3 million
Fines
1.1%$334 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending10%

What stands out

19%

of Queensbury's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$11.6 million
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$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$991 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$886 thousand
  • Government buildings$660 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$566 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Public transit$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$677 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$329 thousand
  • Police$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$541 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Queensbury. 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 Queensbury 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.