Village government · Saratoga County, NY

South Glens Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), South Glens Falls took in $4.7 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money21%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other3.3%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

21%

of South Glens Falls' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes45%

Property tax
41%$1.9 million
Other taxes
3.7%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$129 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$558 thousand
  • Sewer$536 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$257 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$79 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$975 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

46%

of South Glens Falls' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$705 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.0 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$742 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$778 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$622 thousand
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$438 thousand
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of South Glens Falls. 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 South Glens Falls 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.