Village government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Saugerties took in $4.8 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money2.0%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Saugerties' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes45%

Property tax
38%$1.8 million
Other taxes
6.3%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$815 thousand
  • Parking$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$320 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$36 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$94 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$157 thousand
Fines
0.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt7.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Saugerties' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$901 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$683 thousand
  • Government buildings$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$979 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$978 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$813 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$546 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$157 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Police$27 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$410 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$387 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Saugerties. 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 Saugerties 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.