Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schaghticoke took in $5.4 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%County and local tax money18%Fines and other12%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
41%$2.3 million
Other taxes
6.2%$339 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$276 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$609 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$384 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$113 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$495 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$979 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$647 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

28%

of Schaghticoke's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$645 thousand
  • Water supply$564 thousand
  • Sewer systems$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$886 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$568 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$413 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$413 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Schaghticoke. 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 Schaghticoke 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.