Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dansville took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money24%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (electric power)3.2%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Dansville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
63%$861 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and electric power
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Electric power$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$3 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$329 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$16 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$35 thousand
Fines
2.6%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

65%

of Dansville'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
65%$912 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$912 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$399 thousand
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$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dansville. 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 Dansville 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.