Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Athens took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fines and other33%State tax money3.0%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

28%

of Athens' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
49%$1.1 million
Other taxes
13%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$64 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
28%$609 thousand
Fines
5.2%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Health and hospitals6.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

6.7%

of Athens' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$796 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$517 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$612 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$612 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$372 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$214 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.2%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Athens. 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 Athens 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.