Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leicester took in $2.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%County and local tax money31%State tax money13%Fees for services (water)7.0%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
45%$884 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$139 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Water$118 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$260 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$608 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Leicester'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$581 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$581 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$496 thousand
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$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leicester. 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 Leicester 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.