Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Exeter took in $730 thousand and spent $785 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money20%State tax money17%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services7.1%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$349 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$125 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$143 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Fines
7.1%$52 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt0.8%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Exeter's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$378 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$378 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Exeter. 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 Exeter 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.