Village government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Afton took in $685 thousand and spent $620 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (water)29%County and local tax money20%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

20%

of Afton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes41%

Property tax
40%$275 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$196 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$30 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$33 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$137 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Afton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$282 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Afton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Afton 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.