Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ashland took in $756 thousand and spent $551 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%County and local tax money31%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
44%$332 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$54 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$70 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$238 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$22 thousand
Fines
1.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Ashland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$271 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$271 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ashland 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.