Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canandaigua took in $12.7 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money45%Town taxes34%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)10%State tax money7.7%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Canandaigua's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
27%$3.5 million
Other taxes
6.5%$828 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$739 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$941 thousand
  • Other service charges$229 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$15 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$984 thousand

County and local tax money45%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
45%$5.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$322 thousand
Fines
0.8%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

28%

of Canandaigua's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$244 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.7 million
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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$665 thousand
  • Government buildings$234 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
  • Police$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$852 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$852 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Canandaigua. 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 Canandaigua 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.