Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riga took in $5.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money64%Town taxes17%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)11%Federal tax money3.6%State tax money3.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

64%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
14%$689 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$551 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$515 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Sewer$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$182 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$151 thousand

County and local tax money64%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
64%$3.2 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$69 thousand
Fines
0.9%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt11%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Riga'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
31%$1.2 million
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$708 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$670 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$450 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$401 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$395 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Riga. 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 Riga 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.