Town government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Enfield took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes86%State tax money12%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services0.4%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

83%

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

Town taxes86%

Property tax
83%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.9%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$6 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$269 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$38 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

24%

of Enfield'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
46%$855 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$855 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$471 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$284 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$440 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Enfield. 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 Enfield 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.