Town government · Lewis County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Osceola took in $784 thousand and spent $628 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money24%Fines and other16%County and local tax money6.9%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Osceola's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
51%$402 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$189 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$54 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

6.2%

of Osceola'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
61%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Osceola. 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 Osceola 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.