Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Geneseo took in $3.6 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other9.7%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money6.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Geneseo'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 taxes49%

Property tax
44%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.5%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$762 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$419 thousand
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$235 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$260 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$231 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$294 thousand
Fines
1.5%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Geneseo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$834 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$407 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$801 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$564 thousand
  • Sewer systems$182 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$381 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Geneseo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Geneseo 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.