Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Neversink took in $5.3 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.3%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.4%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

78%

of Neversink's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
78%$4.1 million
Other taxes
3.1%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$133 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$42 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$542 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$172 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$68 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs36%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

5.5%

of Neversink'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
52%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$278 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$278 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Neversink. 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 Neversink 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.