Town government · Oswego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boylston took in $711 thousand and spent $607 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%County and local tax money29%State tax money11%Fees for services1.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$413 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$76 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$204 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

67%

of Boylston'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
67%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$143 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$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boylston. 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 Boylston 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.