Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harmony took in $1.1 million and spent $889 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money36%State tax money16%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.7%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
40%$428 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$168 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$386 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$35 thousand
Fines
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

68%

of Harmony's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$602 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$223 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harmony. 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 Harmony 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.