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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Batavia took in $104 million and spent $97.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)63%City taxes20%State tax money13%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

63%

of Batavia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
9.9%$10.3 million
Other taxes
5.8%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$625 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.5%$4.7 million

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$65.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$48.8 million
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Road charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$13.4 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3.5 million
Fines
0.2%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

61%

of Batavia's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$59.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$39.8 million
  • Sewer systems$11.4 million
  • Water supply$8.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$18.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.8 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Batavia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Batavia 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.