Town government · Rensselaer County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grafton took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money21%State tax money9.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
54%$880 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$156 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$344 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$46 thousand
Fines
0.9%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

4%

of Grafton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$855 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$855 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$401 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grafton. 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 Grafton 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.