Civic Finance

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

Low fund balance

OSC FSMS fund balance ratio below 5% (municipalities) or unassigned fund balance below 1% (schools).

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 SchenectadyCitySchenectady69,471$2,208$550$2,49110.3%13%13.7%3.3%30.5%9.3%–47.9–0Low fund balanceOSC stress designation
Town of MindenTownMontgomery4,226$913$214–0%2.9%39.3%-60.5%87.6%7.2%–56.7–0Recurring deficitsLow fund balanceOSC stress designation
Town of North GreenbushTownRensselaer13,523$1,026$436$4966.5%6.6%20%-3.8%-28.7%6.2%–57.1–1Recurring deficitsLow fund balanceOSC stress designationFiling status
Town of PrincetownTownSchenectady2,113$547$168$83813.1%6.5%30.9%0%5.8%-15.1%–31.7–0Low fund balance
Village of CambridgeVillageWashington1,815$1,012$633$2,12216%7.9%2.7%4.7%53%19.8%–36.7–0Low fund balanceLevy above tax cap
Village of CanajoharieVillageMontgomery2,059$2,101$739$2,0248.8%11.3%10.8%0.7%21.6%146.9%–––0Low fund balanceLevy above tax capFiling status
Village of GreenwichVillageWashington1,662$1,299$783$7,1703.8%2.8%3.2%4.1%25.1%11.6%–15.8–0Low fund balanceRapid debt growthLevy above tax cap
Village of MenandsVillageAlbany4,615$1,992$616$7244.4%4%27%0%47.1%11.8%–––0Recurring deficitsLow fund balanceLevy above tax capFiling status
Village of SchoharieVillageSchoharie941$1,782$388$2,27410.6%4.7%5.1%3%45.9%28.5%–38.3–0Recurring deficitsLow fund balanceLevy above tax cap