Village government · Nassau County, NY

Sea Cliff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Sea Cliff took in $8.7 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes72%Fines and other13%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.0%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

65%

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

Village taxes72%

Property tax
65%$5.6 million
Other taxes
7.5%$658 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$413 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$218 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$171 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 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%$86 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$39 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.0 million
Fines
0.7%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

54%

of Sea Cliff's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$4.2 million
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$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$523 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$706 thousand
  • Sewer systems$448 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$974 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$377 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$327 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$647 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$516 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$112 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$100 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sea Cliff. 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 Sea Cliff 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.