Village government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Lansing took in $4.6 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Village taxes24%State tax money3.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Village taxes24%

Property tax
17%$796 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$296 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$205 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$272 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$174 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$1.7 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Lansing's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$771 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$771 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$573 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$297 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lansing. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lansing 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.