Village government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Cooperstown took in $6.4 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Village taxes30%State tax money19%County and local tax money8.3%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
28%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.3%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$881 thousand
  • Sewer$862 thousand
  • Parking$357 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.2 million

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$533 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$317 thousand
Fines
1.1%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

38%

of Cooperstown's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
38%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$484 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$758 thousand
  • Government buildings$400 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$703 thousand
  • Parking$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$476 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$324 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$66 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cooperstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Cooperstown 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.