Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Geneva took in $4.9 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Town taxes13%State tax money2.8%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes13%

Property tax
7.6%$376 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$207 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$686 thousand
  • Other service charges$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$137 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$2.0 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$107 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Geneva'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$861 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$920 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$620 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$778 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$778 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$520 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$316 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Geneva. 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 Geneva 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.