Town government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dryden took in $12.2 million and spent $16.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.6%State tax money7.1%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

74%

of Dryden's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
74%$9.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$321 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$222 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$500 thousand
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$102 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$870 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%$171 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$609 thousand
Fines
0.6%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

33%

of Dryden's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$5.9 million
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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$265 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$856 thousand
  • Water supply$286 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$419 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$216 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$216 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dryden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dryden 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.