Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

Cherry Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cherry Creek took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%County and local tax money17%State tax money11%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Cherry Creek's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
31%$498 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$508 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$287 thousand
  • Water$147 thousand
  • Sewer$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$183 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$265 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$120 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Interest on debt6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

7.1%

of Cherry Creek'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
55%$755 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$755 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$389 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$52 thousand
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cherry Creek. 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 Cherry Creek 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.