Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darien took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money55%Town taxes29%State tax money10%Fees for services (sewer)3.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
24%$536 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$78 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$233 thousand

County and local tax money55%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
55%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$29 thousand
Fines
0.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Darien's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$930 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$930 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$651 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$407 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Darien. 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 Darien 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.