Town government · Chemung County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Erin took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money38%State tax money13%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
39%$433 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$147 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$427 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$52 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Health and hospitals0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Erin's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$821 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$821 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$254 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Erin. 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 Erin 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.