Overview
Saratoga County's adopted 2026 budget balances at $434,081,622.28, with the General Fund accounting for $367,407,760.28 of it. The county's own brief calls it a balanced $434 million budget, notes a 5% reduction in the county property tax rate (to $1.77 per $1,000 of assessed value), projects $170 million in sales tax revenue, and warns that unfunded state and federal mandates will cost more than $86 million in 2026 — more than the county's entire property tax collections.
At a glance — adopted budget 2026
Headline budget
The adopted budget balances: total revenues equal total expenses. The General Fund carries an appropriated fund balance of $16,181,608.28.
| Total budget, 2026 adopted | $434,081,622.28 |
| General Fund | $367,407,760.28 |
| General Fund real property taxes | $77,920,000 |
| General Fund appropriated fund balance | $16,181,608.28 |
| County property tax rate | $1.77 per $1,000 |
| Projected sales tax revenue | $170 million |
| Unfunded mandates, projected | More than $86 million |
Breakdown by fund
Adopted 2026 expenses by fund, as printed in the worksheet. Each fund's revenues equal its expenses in the worksheet.
| General Fund (A) | $367,407,760.28 |
| Special Grant (CD) | $1,326,512 |
| County Road (D) | $27,231,273 |
| Road Machinery (DM) | $4,643,792 |
| Sewer Fund (ES) | $29,329,846 |
| Workers' Compensation (S) | $4,142,439 |
| Total — all funds | $434,081,622.28 |
Sum check: the six fund totals add exactly to the worksheet's grand total of $434,081,622.28.
Elected officials
The cited worksheet and brief do not name the county's elected officials, so no roster is shown. The county's governing body is the Board of Supervisors; the county seat is the Village of Ballston Spa.
Sources & notes
- Sources used: County of Saratoga, 2026 Adopted Budget worksheet (Budget Year 2026) and 2026 Adopted Budget Brief (December 11, 2025). 2026 Adopted Budget worksheet; County Budgets page.
- Sum checks: fund totals sum exactly to the grand total ($434,081,622.28); each fund balances individually in the worksheet.
- What is not claimed: no adoption vote count and no Board of Supervisors roster are shown, because neither appears in the cited documents; the $170 million sales tax figure and the mandate figure are the brief's projections, labeled as such.
- Jurisdiction palette: No verified New York jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.