Village government · Rockland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Suffern took in $23.5 million and spent $26.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money3.1%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

52%

of Suffern's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes57%

Property tax
52%$12.1 million
Other taxes
5.0%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$773 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$404 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$268 thousand
  • Parking$128 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$718 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.6 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$739 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$528 thousand
Fines
0.8%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

40%

of Suffern's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$10.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$322 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$300 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Parking$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$378 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Suffern. 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 Suffern 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.