Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rosendale took in $5.4 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Fines and other11%County and local tax money5.3%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

15%

of Rosendale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
57%$3.1 million
Other taxes
6.9%$375 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$338 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$838 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$567 thousand
  • Sewer$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$261 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$291 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$489 thousand
Fines
2.1%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Rosendale'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$386 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Parking$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$697 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$406 thousand
  • Sewer systems$214 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$666 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$448 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$261 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rosendale. 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 Rosendale 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.