Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willsboro took in $3.3 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%State tax money19%Fines and other10%County and local tax money7.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Willsboro'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 taxes43%

Property tax
40%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$617 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Sewer$187 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$19 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$616 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$252 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

21%

of Willsboro'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
41%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$830 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$179 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$638 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$638 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$607 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$463 thousand
  • Sewer systems$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$319 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Willsboro. 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 Willsboro 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.