Town government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cazenovia took in $4.9 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%Fines and other8.4%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
34%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.2%$255 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$779 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$520 thousand
  • Other service charges$230 thousand
  • Water$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$212 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$216 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.4 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$391 thousand
Fines
0.4%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Environment and natural resources5.4%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

11%

of Cazenovia'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
36%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.2 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$802 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$446 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$332 thousand
  • Water supply$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$414 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$219 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$219 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$175 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cazenovia. 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 Cazenovia 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.