Town government · Greene 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 $1.8 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%Town taxes48%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

49%

of Ashland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
45%$796 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$874 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$568 thousand
  • Other service charges$251 thousand
  • Water$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

30%

of Ashland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$439 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$231 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$385 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$340 thousand
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 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.