Village government · Nassau County, NY

Valley Stream's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Valley Stream took in $45.0 million and spent $40.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes79%Fines and other8.9%State tax money6.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)2.8%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

72%

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

Village taxes79%

Property tax
72%$32.5 million
Other taxes
6.9%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$161 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; parking and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$536 thousand
  • Parking$437 thousand
  • Other service charges$204 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$187 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.7 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$2.1 million
Fines
4.2%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

45%

of Valley Stream's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$18.3 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$15.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$995 thousand
  • Government buildings$840 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$839 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.1 million
  • Water supply$581 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Parking$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$919 thousand
  • Police$131 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Valley Stream. 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 Valley Stream 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.