Town government · Rockland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ramapo took in $134 million and spent $128 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)4.0%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Ramapo's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 3%.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
68%$91.3 million
Other taxes
4.6%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$276 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Sewer$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$3.8 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$2.3 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$5.3 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$18.9 million
Fines
0.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals8.6%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

10%

of Ramapo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$77.1 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$70.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$523 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$11.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Police$857 thousand
  • Fire protection$526 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$262 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$262 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ramapo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ramapo 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.