Town government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Guilford took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money20%State tax money20%Fees for services (water)4.6%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
50%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$446 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$454 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$37 thousand
Fines
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

4.9%

of Guilford'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
64%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$429 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$299 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Guilford. 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 Guilford 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.