Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leon took in $951 thousand and spent $834 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money23%County and local tax money20%Fees for services3.7%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
50%$479 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$219 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$191 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Health and hospitals0.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

72%

of Leon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$602 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leon. 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 Leon 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.