Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avon took in $3.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)23%Fines and other13%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money5.5%

What stands out

23%

of Avon'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 taxes51%

Property tax
45%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.6%$197 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$122 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$683 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$151 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$219 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$163 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$345 thousand
Fines
1.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Avon'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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$756 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$399 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$387 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$179 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avon. 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 Avon 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.