Civic Finance

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

8 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
County of AlbanyCountyAlbany321,225$2,643$358$6123.2%14.1%44.1%20%29%7.2%–3.3–1
County of MontgomeryCountyMontgomery50,046$3,017$660$7063.4%21.5%31.1%18.2%40.8%3.9%–6.7–1
County of RensselaerCountyRensselaer160,510$2,606$424$1,0955.3%16.8%29.4%34.7%23.5%-1.1%–3.3–0
County of SaratogaCountySaratoga241,343$1,856$300$4011.7%15%39.6%17.7%27.8%19.3%–0–0
County of SchenectadyCountySchenectady162,581$2,601$463$4301.8%21.3%33.3%21.5%37.1%-0.5%–3.3–1
County of SchoharieCountySchoharie30,176$3,435$861$7020.9%24.1%25.3%24.5%43.2%8.1%–6.7–0Recurring deficitsLevy above tax cap
County of WarrenCountyWarren65,020$3,186$866$6392.2%14.1%41.4%20.8%31.9%29.6%–6.7–0Recurring deficitsLevy above tax cap
County of WashingtonCountyWashington59,353$2,427$691$7530.8%17.9%21.8%13.4%37.1%27.8%–17.9–1Rapid debt growthLevy above tax cap