Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chautauqua took in $5.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%County and local tax money38%Fines and other11%State tax money7.1%Fees for services (sewer, water)3.1%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
35%$2.0 million
Other taxes
6.0%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$207 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Water$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$397 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$2.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$604 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

5.7%

of Chautauqua'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
45%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$314 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$237 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$121 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
  • Gas supply$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$220 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chautauqua. 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 Chautauqua 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.