Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canton took in $3.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%County and local tax money31%State tax money19%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Canton'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 taxes44%

Property tax
39%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.7%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$659 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$91 thousand
Fines
2.4%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Social services1.0%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Canton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$884 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$616 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$486 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$279 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$161 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
Social services
1.0%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Canton. 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 Canton 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.