Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clare took in $465 thousand and spent $385 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes47%Fees for services2.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Clare's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$216 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$235 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Clare's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$270 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$98 thousand
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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clare. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Clare 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.