Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perinton took in $31.0 million and spent $26.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%Fines and other2.8%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

24%

of Perinton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
51%$15.9 million
Other taxes
8.7%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$597 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$157 thousand
  • Sewer$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$802 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$7.4 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$815 thousand
Fines
0.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

15%

of Perinton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$7.3 million
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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$951 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$607 thousand
  • Government buildings$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$395 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$251 thousand
  • Police$209 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$785 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$785 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$132 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$132 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Perinton. 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 Perinton 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.