Town government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Danby took in $2.7 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money16%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (water)0.7%

What stands out

4.8%

of Danby's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
76%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.8%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$431 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$39 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$17 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

51%

of Danby's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$1.3 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$987 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Danby. 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 Danby 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.