Village government · Erie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Farnham took in $454 thousand and spent $437 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money46%Village taxes29%Fees for services (water)24%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

46%

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

Village taxes29%

Property tax
27%$122 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money46%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
46%$208 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

61%

of Farnham's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$266 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$95 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Farnham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Farnham 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.