Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ticonderoga took in $12.7 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money17%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

29%

of Ticonderoga'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 taxes40%

Property tax
39%$4.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$197 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$165 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Garbage collection$202 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$1.1 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.2 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%$394 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$264 thousand
Fines
0.4%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Environment and natural resources6.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

50%

of Ticonderoga'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$285 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.1 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$284 thousand
  • Government buildings$236 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$201 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$922 thousand
  • Fire protection$602 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$168 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$164 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.9%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$119 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ticonderoga. 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 Ticonderoga 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.