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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rensselaerville took in $2.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%County and local tax money26%State tax money11%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (sewer, water)3.5%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
47%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$47 thousand
  • Water$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$337 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$754 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$267 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Health and hospitals5.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

7.3%

of Rensselaerville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$679 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$417 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$282 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
  • Water supply$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$67 thousand
  • Hospitals$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rensselaerville. 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 Rensselaerville 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.