Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

Sand Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sand Lake took in $5.1 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money25%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.7%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
40%$2.0 million
Other taxes
11%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$399 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$495 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$395 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$599 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$119 thousand
Fines
0.5%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs32%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

10%

of Sand Lake's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.4 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$914 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Government buildings$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$455 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$455 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$371 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$326 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$152 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$132 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sand Lake. 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 Sand Lake 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.