Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westport took in $2.9 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Town taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%County and local tax money8.7%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

of Westport'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 taxes35%

Property tax
35%$996 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$358 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$13 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$1.1 million

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$249 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$71 thousand
Fines
0.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Westport'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.0 million
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$836 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$862 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$725 thousand
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$617 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$617 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westport. 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 Westport 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.