Town government · Tompkins County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newfield took in $3.7 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money13%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Newfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes72%

Property tax
68%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$430 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$488 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$71 thousand
Fines
1.4%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

7.2%

of Newfield'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
48%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$667 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$506 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$413 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$223 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$147 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newfield. 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 Newfield 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.