Town government · Schuyler County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montour took in $1.0 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money11%County and local tax money9.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.0%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes69%

Property tax
65%$653 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$91 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$2 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$111 thousand

County and local tax money9.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.6%$97 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand
Fines
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

3.4%

of Montour'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
59%$613 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$613 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$272 thousand
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$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montour. 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 Montour 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.