Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ovid took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fines and other17%State tax money5.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.9%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes72%

Property tax
70%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$84 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$238 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals8.3%Environment and natural resources6.4%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Ovid's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$652 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$652 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$218 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$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$109 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$109 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.4%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ovid. 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 Ovid 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.