Town government · Columbia County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canaan took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money27%State tax money18%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
42%$689 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$295 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$438 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.9%$47 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

3.1%

of Canaan'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
52%$769 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$769 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$460 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$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$192 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Canaan. 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 Canaan 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.