Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Byron took in $2.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money27%State tax money13%Fines and other11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.8%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
35%$796 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$223 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$305 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$618 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$234 thousand
Fines
0.9%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

26%

of Byron's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$948 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$948 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$660 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$458 thousand
  • Sewer systems$172 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$384 thousand
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$240 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$288 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$202 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Byron. 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 Byron 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.