Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutland took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%State tax money9.4%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
24%$666 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$434 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$231 thousand
  • Sewer$172 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$259 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.7%$48 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt10%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

23%

of Rutland'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%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$924 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$924 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$521 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$350 thousand
  • Water supply$106 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$491 thousand
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$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$34 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$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rutland. 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 Rutland 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.