Town government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eden took in $7.8 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%County and local tax money18%State tax money5.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)4.6%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
62%$4.8 million
Other taxes
5.3%$412 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$299 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$360 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Housing$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Water$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$69 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$393 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$174 thousand
Fines
1.5%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

12%

of Eden's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Public transit$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$770 thousand
  • Police$655 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$950 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$873 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$695 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$579 thousand
  • Water supply$116 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$347 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$234 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$234 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eden. 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 Eden 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.