Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

North Harmony's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Harmony took in $2.5 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money31%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Federal tax money4.4%Fees for services3.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
34%$849 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$88 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$110 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$287 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$768 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$167 thousand
Fines
4.6%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

3.1%

of North Harmony'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
60%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$622 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$349 thousand
  • Government buildings$108 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Harmony. 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 North Harmony 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.