Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rhinebeck took in $5.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%County and local tax money7.6%Fines and other4.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Rhinebeck's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
59%$2.9 million
Other taxes
16%$782 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$496 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$202 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$630 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$307 thousand
  • Other service charges$219 thousand
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$47 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$374 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$149 thousand
Fines
1.4%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

18%

of Rhinebeck's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$2.1 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$734 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$491 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$446 thousand
  • Government buildings$275 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$901 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$893 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$811 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$453 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$566 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$257 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$128 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$96 thousand
  • Police$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rhinebeck. 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 Rhinebeck 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.