Town government · Ontario County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manchester took in $4.0 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money38%Town taxes32%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)12%State tax money9.7%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes32%

Property tax
28%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.1%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$461 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$335 thousand
  • Other service charges$82 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$233 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$383 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.4%$93 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt7.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

7.8%

of Manchester'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
43%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.0 million
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$615 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$306 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
  • Police$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$258 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$228 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$251 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manchester. 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 Manchester 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.