Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Windham took in $6.4 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Windham'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 taxes44%

Property tax
37%$2.4 million
Other taxes
6.9%$441 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$441 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$658 thousand
  • Other service charges$270 thousand
  • Water$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$44 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$378 thousand
Fines
0.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals11%Interest on debt8.1%All other spending13%

What stands out

20%

of Windham'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
33%$1.6 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$973 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$948 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$460 thousand
  • Sewer systems$352 thousand
  • Water supply$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$664 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$664 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$527 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$527 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$383 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$342 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$268 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$271 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
  • Libraries$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windham. 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 Windham 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.