Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lindley took in $1.0 million and spent $956 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money22%Fines and other13%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Lindley's money comes from fines.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
61%$629 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$223 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
11%$114 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

30%

of Lindley's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$557 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$557 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$283 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$199 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lindley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lindley 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.