Town government · Chenango County, NY

New Berlin's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Berlin took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%County and local tax money18%State tax money12%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)6.7%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
57%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$222 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$317 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$59 thousand
Fines
1.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

20%

of New Berlin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$654 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$654 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$422 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$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$291 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$177 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Berlin. 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 New Berlin 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.