Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harford took in $786 thousand and spent $703 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money37%State tax money10%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (water)2.0%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
45%$355 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$81 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$288 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$16 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

32%

of Harford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$226 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$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harford. 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 Harford 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.