Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montezuma took in $854 thousand and spent $849 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Town taxes30%Fees for services (water)16%State tax money7.4%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
27%$234 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$131 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$63 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$371 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
1.9%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

14%

of Montezuma'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
47%$396 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$396 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$217 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$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$117 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 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 Montezuma. 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 Montezuma 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.