Town government · Essex County, NY

St. Armand's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Armand took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money9.7%County and local tax money7.9%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

20%

of St. Armand's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
51%$867 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$203 thousand
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$165 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$133 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$92 thousand
Fines
0.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Interest on debt8.6%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

17%

of St. Armand's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$513 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$428 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$263 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$262 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
  • Water supply$102 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Armand. 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 St. Armand 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.