Town government · Clinton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saranac took in $2.8 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money26%County and local tax money6.1%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

6.1%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
57%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.7%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$723 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$168 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$76 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

58%

of Saranac's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$928 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$928 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Saranac. 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 Saranac 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.