Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rochester took in $4.9 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money21%Fines and other8.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.9%County and local tax money4.6%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

16%

of Rochester'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 taxes57%

Property tax
41%$2.0 million
Other taxes
16%$777 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$663 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$337 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$113 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.0 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$225 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$358 thousand
Fines
1.6%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

44%

of Rochester's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$529 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$310 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$120 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$230 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$230 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rochester. 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 Rochester 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.