Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clifton took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.5%State tax money6.9%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
48%$986 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$196 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Sewer$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$141 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$572 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Fines
3.9%$81 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs35%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

6.4%

of Clifton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$696 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$696 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$521 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$373 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clifton. 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 Clifton 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.