Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edmeston took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money35%County and local tax money10%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.3%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
44%$770 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$604 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$180 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$60 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

4.6%

of Edmeston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$997 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$997 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$234 thousand
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$163 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Edmeston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Edmeston 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.