Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Durham took in $2.8 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes88%Fines and other7.4%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

84%

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

Town taxes88%

Property tax
84%$2.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$79 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$23 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$190 thousand
Fines
0.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Durham's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$941 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$736 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$494 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$277 thousand
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$359 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$359 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Durham. 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 Durham 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.