Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cochecton took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money19%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services2.8%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

6.3%

of Cochecton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
67%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.3%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$8 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$317 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$59 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

5.4%

of Cochecton'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
65%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$401 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$201 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cochecton. 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 Cochecton 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.