Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cincinnatus took in $721 thousand and spent $482 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money44%Town taxes18%State tax money17%Fees for services (water)9.0%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
16%$112 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$52 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$125 thousand

County and local tax money44%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
44%$318 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$27 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Interest on debt3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

10%

of Cincinnatus' 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
52%$252 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$144 thousand
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$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$47 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$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 Cincinnatus. 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 Cincinnatus 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.