Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brant took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money28%Fines and other19%Federal tax money4.0%State tax money3.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, gas)1.8%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
41%$807 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Gas$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$79 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$63 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$561 thousand

Fines and other19%

Fines
18%$350 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

38%

of Brant's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$740 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Fire protection$256 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$622 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$321 thousand
  • Government buildings$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brant. 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 Brant 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.