Town government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lenox took in $2.7 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money22%State tax money15%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)7.4%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
44%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.7%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$119 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$170 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$20 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$405 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$585 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$139 thousand
Fines
1.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

14%

of Lenox'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$780 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$443 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$719 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$719 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$402 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$288 thousand
  • Water supply$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$401 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$277 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$217 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lenox. 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 Lenox 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.