Town government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montague took in $466 thousand and spent $426 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money43%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money2.8%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

43%

of Montague's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$201 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$200 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$13 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$33 thousand
Fines
1.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%

What stands out

69%

of Montague's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$296 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$107 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$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montague. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Montague 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.