Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greece took in $72.6 million and spent $75.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%County and local tax money21%Fines and other6.3%State tax money5.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)2.9%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

21%

of Greece's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
56%$40.8 million
Other taxes
7.5%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$288 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$397 thousand
  • Sewer$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$958 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$3.7 million

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$15.0 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$4.4 million
Fines
0.3%$204 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking16%Environment and natural resources7.1%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

24%

of Greece's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people spends 1.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$20.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$294 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$17.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.8 million
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$15.4 million
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$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
Environment and natural resources
7.1%$5.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$665 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.3 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$285 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$272 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$272 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities
  • Colleges and universities$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greece. 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 Greece 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.