Town government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Groton took in $2.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%County and local tax money25%State tax money8.7%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes65%

Property tax
60%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.4%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$99 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$248 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$709 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$26 thousand
Fines
0.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

8%

of Groton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$726 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$441 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$237 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Groton. 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 Groton 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.