Town government · Franklin County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brighton took in $986 thousand and spent $829 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money17%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

5.3%

of Brighton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
69%$685 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$166 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$49 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
1.4%$14 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals4.6%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

17%

of Brighton'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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$270 thousand
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$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brighton. 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 Brighton 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.