Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stephentown took in $2.2 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%County and local tax money17%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.7%Fees for services4.6%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

17%

of Stephentown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
52%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.6%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$147 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$287 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$385 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.4%$31 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

7.1%

of Stephentown'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
56%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$374 thousand
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$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stephentown. 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 Stephentown 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.