Village government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2024), Fairport took in $33.8 million and spent $31.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%Village taxes9.7%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other4.9%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Fairport's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes9.7%

Property tax
9.2%$3.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$24.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$23.8 million
  • Sewer$375 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$276 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$1.3 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$2.8 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Sent to other local governments2.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

68%

of Fairport's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$21.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$20.6 million
  • Sewer systems$481 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$394 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$832 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$832 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$500 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fairport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Fairport 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.