Town government · Kosciusko County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Syracuse took in $11.5 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%State tax money28%Town taxes18%Fines and other7.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
18%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Gas$29 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$3.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$54 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$837 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

45%

of Syracuse's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$766 thousand
  • Water supply$557 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$608 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$608 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$256 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Syracuse. 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 Town of Syracuse 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.