Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hermon took in $1.8 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%County and local tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%State tax money11%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$609 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$249 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$87 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$197 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$608 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$78 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

10%

of Hermon'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
46%$748 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$748 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$534 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$379 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hermon. 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 Hermon 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.