Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caledonia took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%County and local tax money14%State tax money10%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
60%$867 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$147 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$206 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$69 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

6.9%

of Caledonia's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$663 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$663 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$508 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 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 Caledonia. 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 Caledonia 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.