Civic Finance

Budgets, levies, debt, fund balance and fiscal-stress data for local governments and school districts, straight from state filings.

10 entities. Click a column heading to sort. Mixed classes are shown together only when you choose "All classes"; compare within one class for like-for-like figures. Percentile chips are within region and class. Download this view as CSV.

EntityClassCountyPopulation / enrollmentOperating spending per capita / pupilProperty tax per capita / pupilDebt per capita / pupilDebt service % of spendingState aid % of revenueSales tax % of revenueFund balance % (OSC FSMS)Spending growth, 5 AFR yrsLevy growthBudget per pupil (NYSED PTRC)FSMS fiscal scoreLast budget vote % yesOSC audits, 5 yrsFlags
City of AlbanyCityAlbany101,698$2,333$788$1,8377.3%19.1%23.7%-4.5%18.1%7.6%–85–1Recurring deficitsLow fund balanceRapid debt growthOSC stress designation
City of AmsterdamCityMontgomery18,093$2,071$392$1,4599.5%9.1%19.4%50.9%19.7%5.5%–3.3–6High fund balance
City of CohoesCityAlbany18,518$1,661$474$1,1726%21.4%29.1%25.7%29.1%11.5%–6.7–1
City of Glens FallsCityWarren14,383$3,045$784$3,75711.8%12.4%14.5%25.4%44.6%38.9%–––1Filing status
City of MechanicvilleCitySaratoga5,021$1,741$627$1,5166.9%13.7%18.4%18%17.2%15.5%–13.3–3Recurring deficitsLevy above tax capFiling status
City of RensselaerCityRensselaer9,421$2,010$938$2,0647.7%9.3%18%––17.7%–––1Recurring deficitsLevy above tax capFiling status
City of Saratoga SpringsCitySaratoga28,768$3,040$860$3,8439.8%6.1%26.8%24.9%35.6%16.3%–16.7–0Recurring deficits
City of SchenectadyCitySchenectady69,471$2,208$550$2,49110.3%13%13.7%3.3%30.5%9.3%–47.9–0Low fund balanceOSC stress designation
City of TroyCityRensselaer50,912$2,222$621$2,0517.1%12.4%17.6%11.8%13.9%13.4%–0–2Filing status
City of WatervlietCityAlbany10,242$1,837$625$9754.6%12.6%25.3%23%17.4%17%–0–0Levy above tax cap