Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saratoga took in $3.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%Town taxes29%State tax money19%Fines and other5.3%Fees for services (housing)1.7%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
21%$742 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Housing$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$679 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$170 thousand
Fines
0.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

15%

of Saratoga's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$871 thousand
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$442 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$445 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$27 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$27 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Saratoga. 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 Saratoga 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.