Town government · Tioga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barton took in $2.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money28%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
34%$888 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$75 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$223 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$596 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$717 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$55 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt1.9%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

64%

of Barton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$617 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$428 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barton. 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 Barton 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.