Town government · Dutchess County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanford took in $2.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fines and other17%County and local tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)4.7%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Stanford's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
49%$1.2 million
Other taxes
16%$398 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$344 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$117 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 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%$16 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$68 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$249 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
14%$337 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.2%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking40%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

8.9%

of Stanford's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$1.0 million
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$552 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$984 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$984 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stanford. 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 Stanford 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.