Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lisbon took in $4.0 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money32%Town taxes25%State tax money20%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)12%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
22%$880 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$468 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$306 thousand
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Water$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$350 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$793 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$61 thousand
Fines
0.8%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

13%

of Lisbon'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
47%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$860 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$660 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$452 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$417 thousand
  • Water supply$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$401 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$327 thousand
  • Libraries$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lisbon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lisbon 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.