Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cortlandville took in $9.2 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money33%Town taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other7.0%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

33%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
22%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.3%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$269 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$953 thousand
  • Other service charges$134 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$364 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$506 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$488 thousand
Fines
1.7%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Housing and community development5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

19%

of Cortlandville'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
32%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.2 million
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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$549 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$856 thousand
  • Water supply$597 thousand
Housing and community development
5.9%$450 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$428 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$416 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$247 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cortlandville. 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 Cortlandville 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.