Town government · Suffolk County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Smithtown took in $133 million and spent $141 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)30%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Smithtown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
47%$62.9 million
Other taxes
8.6%$11.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$39.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$28.0 million
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Transit fares$19 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$7.9 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$4.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$5.2 million
Fines
0.2%$260 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

21%

of Smithtown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$57.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$38.3 million
  • Government buildings$11.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$29.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$23.6 million
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$27.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$27.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$495 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$14.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Smithtown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Smithtown 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.