Village government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Lowville took in $9.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Village taxes20%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Lowville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes20%

Property tax
19%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$147 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$40 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$603 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

13%

of Lowville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$939 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$929 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$927 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$807 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$580 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$478 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$172 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$84 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$84 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

Village of Lowville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lowville 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.