Town government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Madison took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%County and local tax money27%Fines and other9.4%State tax money7.6%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
53%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$205 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$726 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$228 thousand
Fines
0.9%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Madison's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$534 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$322 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$252 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Madison. 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 Madison 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.