Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterford took in $10.4 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%County and local tax money21%State tax money6.2%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Waterford'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 taxes36%

Property tax
32%$3.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$405 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$239 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$796 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$386 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$643 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$2.2 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$237 thousand
Fines
0.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

42%

of Waterford'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
42%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$790 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$410 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.0 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Government buildings$188 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$888 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$888 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$570 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$463 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$463 thousand
Social services
3.3%$339 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$339 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$330 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waterford. 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 Waterford 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.