Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lysander took in $7.2 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money10%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money3.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.2%

What stands out

16%

of Lysander's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
60%$4.3 million
Other taxes
16%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$832 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$229 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$113 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$230 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$199 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$752 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$250 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$413 thousand
Fines
0.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

57%

of Lysander's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.8 million
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$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$378 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$350 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$254 thousand
  • Water supply$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$316 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Police$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$206 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$201 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$142 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lysander. 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 Lysander 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.