Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cuyler took in $791 thousand and spent $829 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money23%County and local tax money23%Fees for services (sewer)1.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
48%$382 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$185 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$182 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$7 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Cuyler's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$613 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$613 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$167 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cuyler. 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 Cuyler 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.