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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Cortland took in $5.4 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Town taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money5.7%

What stands out

32%

of Cortland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
23%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.8%$472 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$232 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Other licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$617 thousand
  • Water$604 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.7%$308 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$384 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Cortland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$973 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$973 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$824 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$824 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$810 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$810 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$753 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$449 thousand
  • Sewer systems$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$248 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cortland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cortland 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.