Town government · Allegany County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Friendship took in $2.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money8.6%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

32%

of Friendship's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$764 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Sewer$253 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$205 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$191 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$40 thousand
Fines
1.5%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

25%

of Friendship's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$652 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$652 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$483 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Water supply$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$435 thousand
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$308 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$110 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Friendship. 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 Friendship 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.