Village government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Scarsdale took in $91.3 million and spent $88.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes63%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)17%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other7.7%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Scarsdale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes63%

Property tax
58%$52.8 million
Other taxes
4.9%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Water$8.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
  • Sewer$995 thousand
  • Other service charges$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$955 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.9 million

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$7.3 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$6.3 million
Fines
0.7%$673 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Scarsdale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$33.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$29.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$18.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Fire protection$7.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$832 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$14.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$95 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$26 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$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Scarsdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Scarsdale 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.