City government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rye took in $58.1 million and spent $55.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)16%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money7.7%State tax money5.7%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

50%

of Rye's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
50%$29.1 million
Other taxes
11%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$892 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$245 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$517 thousand
  • Parking$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$745 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$3.3 million

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$4.5 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$4.1 million
Fines
1.4%$789 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

18%

of Rye's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$22.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.7 million
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$868 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$13.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$10.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Parking$165 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$444 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$444 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rye. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Rye 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.