Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freetown took in $652 thousand and spent $551 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money31%State tax money15%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
50%$329 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$95 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$204 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

64%

of Freetown'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
64%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freetown. 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 Freetown 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.