Town government · Saratoga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilton took in $11.2 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money67%Town taxes20%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.4%Fines and other3.6%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

67%

of Wilton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Other taxes
14%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.8%$645 thousand

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$610 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$314 thousand
  • Other service charges$296 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$173 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$306 thousand

County and local tax money67%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
67%$7.5 million

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
2.1%$231 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking34%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Health and hospitals7.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

34%

of Wilton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.2 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$514 thousand
  • Government buildings$467 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$297 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$791 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$791 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$753 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$260 thousand
  • Police$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.6%$645 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$645 thousand
Social services
2.0%$171 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$171 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilton. 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 Wilton 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.