Village government · Westchester County, NY

Sleepy Hollow's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Sleepy Hollow took in $25.4 million and spent $26.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes60%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%County and local tax money9.5%Fines and other4.6%State tax money2.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

51%

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

Village taxes60%

Property tax
51%$13.0 million
Other taxes
8.9%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$654 thousand
  • Sewer$603 thousand
  • Other service charges$425 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand
  • Parking$118 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%$252 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$552 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$2.4 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

36%

of Sleepy Hollow'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
36%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$501 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$551 thousand
  • Fire protection$473 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$448 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$710 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Parking$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$765 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$252 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sleepy Hollow. 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 Sleepy Hollow 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.