Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newfane took in $17.5 million and spent $18.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%County and local tax money17%Town taxes14%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.5%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes14%

Property tax
11%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$405 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$274 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$617 thousand
  • Water$613 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$50 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$9.4 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$3.1 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.0 million
Fines
0.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

18%

of Newfane'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%

Running the government and other costs
63%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$371 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$191 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$883 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$752 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$736 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$382 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$333 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$316 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newfane. 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 Newfane 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.