Village government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Meridian took in $118 thousand and spent $117 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Village taxes44%County and local tax money43%Fines and other8.5%State tax money4.2%

What stands out

43%

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

Village taxes44%

Property tax
39%$46 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$5 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$51 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Fines
7.6%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

27%

of Meridian's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Meridian. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Meridian 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.