Town government · Westchester County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Somers took in $19.0 million and spent $17.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%County and local tax money27%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)8.7%Fines and other3.5%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

27%

of Somers' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
45%$8.6 million
Other taxes
13%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$452 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$272 thousand
  • Sewer$180 thousand
  • Other service charges$148 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$119 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$472 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$5.1 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$572 thousand
Fines
0.5%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

14%

of Somers' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$903 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$440 thousand
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$909 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$488 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$393 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$231 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$807 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$476 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$476 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$32 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$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Somers. 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 Somers 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.