Town government · Chenango County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Norwich took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money9.7%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Norwich'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
36%$850 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$470 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$252 thousand
  • Water$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 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%$7 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$226 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$601 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$76 thousand
Fines
1.8%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

37%

of Norwich'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$724 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$673 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$225 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$257 thousand
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$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Norwich. 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 Norwich 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.