Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cohocton took in $2.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fines and other30%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (water)10%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

28%

of Cohocton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
39%$821 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Water$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$78 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$340 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
28%$602 thousand
Fines
1.8%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Health and hospitals5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

5%

of Cohocton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$563 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$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$214 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$84 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$137 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cohocton. 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 Cohocton 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.