Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mendon took in $5.2 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%County and local tax money28%Fees for services6.1%State tax money3.1%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
51%$2.7 million
Other taxes
9.7%$502 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$387 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$81 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$312 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$13 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$162 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.5 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$47 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Mendon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$1.6 million
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$958 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$223 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$420 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$235 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$395 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$325 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$125 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$125 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$97 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mendon. 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 Mendon 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.