Village government · Suffolk County, NY

Sag Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Sag Harbor took in $17.4 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)15%Fines and other8.2%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

15%

of Sag Harbor's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes56%

Property tax
47%$8.2 million
Other taxes
8.8%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Sewer$711 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Parking$55 thousand
  • Water$13 thousand
  • Electric power$2 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%$234 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$694 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.7 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$796 thousand
Fines
3.6%$627 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

49%

of Sag Harbor's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$979 thousand
  • Government buildings$663 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$701 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$445 thousand
  • Fire protection$399 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$576 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$576 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$532 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$532 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$102 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$60 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sag Harbor. 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 Sag Harbor 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.