Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bath took in $4.3 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%County and local tax money23%State tax money15%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Bath's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
50%$2.1 million
Other taxes
5.3%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$155 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$631 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$988 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$155 thousand
Fines
1.4%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Bath's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.3 million
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$961 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$502 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$328 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$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 Bath. 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 Bath 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.