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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cornwall took in $12.7 million and spent $11.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%County and local tax money17%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)3.8%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

17%

of Cornwall's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
60%$7.6 million
Other taxes
8.1%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$764 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$167 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$300 thousand
  • Water$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$147 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$223 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$2.2 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$799 thousand
Fines
1.4%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

22%

of Cornwall's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$680 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$501 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Water supply$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$425 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$293 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$154 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cornwall. 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 Cornwall 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.