Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $15.3 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)31%County and local tax money30%Town taxes21%Fines and other16%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Farmington's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
13%$2.0 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$151 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$295 thousand
  • Other service charges$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$449 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$4.5 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$2.3 million
Fines
0.5%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

19%

of Farmington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.4 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$625 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$402 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$300 thousand
  • Police$72 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$396 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$305 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$305 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$165 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$165 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.