Town government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyme took in $2.9 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money64%Town taxes19%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)9.0%State tax money7.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

64%

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

Town taxes19%

Property tax
14%$392 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$115 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$203 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$205 thousand

County and local tax money64%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
64%$1.9 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$25 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

12%

of Lyme'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
37%$861 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$809 thousand
  • Public transit$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$852 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$480 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$280 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
  • Water supply$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$216 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyme. 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 Lyme 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.