Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burns took in $823 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money21%County and local tax money9.7%Fees for services3.9%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
62%$511 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$169 thousand

County and local tax money9.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.7%$80 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Burns' 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
40%$454 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$420 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$442 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$237 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$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Burns. 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 Burns 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.