Town government · Chemung County, NY

Big Flats's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Flats took in $7.2 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%County and local tax money23%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money11%State tax money9.0%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
30%$2.2 million
Other taxes
6.3%$453 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$380 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$999 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$852 thousand
  • Other service charges$124 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$811 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$652 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$1.7 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$332 thousand
Fines
1.0%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking33%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

9%

of Big Flats' 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%$1.8 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$413 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$391 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$388 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$248 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$151 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$83 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$104 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Big Flats. 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 Big Flats 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.