Town government · St Lawrence County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morristown took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes31%County and local tax money29%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
29%$722 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and amusement licenses
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$411 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$269 thousand
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$98 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$456 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$719 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$29 thousand
Fines
0.6%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals3.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

12%

of Morristown'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
55%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Ports and harbors$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$544 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$290 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$269 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$178 thousand
  • Water supply$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$71 thousand
  • Hospitals$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Morristown. 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 Morristown 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.