Town government · Franklin County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harrietstown took in $8.2 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes34%Fees for services (airport)34%Federal tax money27%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money2.0%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Harrietstown'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 taxes34%

Property tax
31%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.9%$239 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$188 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; other service charges and 1 more
  • Airport$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
27%$2.2 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$69 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$161 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$146 thousand
Fines
0.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

4.7%

of Harrietstown's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.9 million
  • Roads and highways$667 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.4 million
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$704 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$212 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$269 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harrietstown. 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 Harrietstown 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.