Village government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Roslyn took in $6.7 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes81%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (parking)5.1%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Roslyn's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes81%

Property tax
58%$3.9 million
Other taxes
23%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$325 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$170 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$335 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Fines
5.2%$349 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt5.9%

What stands out

26%

of Roslyn's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$315 thousand
  • Government buildings$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$648 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$459 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$351 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$622 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$528 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$984 thousand
  • Parking$69 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$338 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Roslyn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Roslyn 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.