Town government · Greene County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenville took in $3.6 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.1%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

8.1%

of Greenville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
68%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.9%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$135 thousand
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$610 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$46 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$67 thousand
Fines
0.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

12%

of Greenville'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
37%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$567 thousand
  • Government buildings$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$456 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$228 thousand
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
  • Electric power$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$431 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$431 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Greenville. 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 Greenville 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.