Village government · St Lawrence County, NY

Rensselaer Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Rensselaer Falls took in $255 thousand and spent $257 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)31%County and local tax money25%Village taxes16%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%

What stands out

25%

of Rensselaer Falls' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
15%$39 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$31 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$40 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

26%

of Rensselaer Falls' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rensselaer Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Rensselaer Falls 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.