Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

Great Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Great Valley took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%Town taxes35%State tax money16%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (water, sewer)2.9%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
30%$479 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Water$3 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$245 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$659 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$48 thousand
Fines
1.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

7%

of Great Valley'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
44%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$489 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$51 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Great Valley. 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 Great Valley 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.