Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ledyard took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money65%State tax money19%Town taxes12%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

65%

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

Town taxes12%

Property tax
7.8%$100 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$239 thousand

County and local tax money65%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
65%$837 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$14 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

3.5%

of Ledyard'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
59%$632 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$632 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ledyard. 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 Ledyard 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.