Village government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Canton took in $6.5 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%Village taxes30%County and local tax money21%Fines and other4.6%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

21%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
28%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.5%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$350 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$146 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$288 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Canton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$931 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$191 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$684 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$683 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$379 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$379 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Canton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.