Town government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money24%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (water)1.0%

What stands out

3.2%

of Franklin's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
66%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.2%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$459 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$87 thousand
Fines
0.6%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Franklin'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
69%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$462 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$346 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$3 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Franklin. 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 Franklin 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.