Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittsford took in $22.5 million and spent $20.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)5.1%State tax money2.5%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Pittsford'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 taxes65%

Property tax
54%$12.2 million
Other taxes
11%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$404 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$265 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$833 thousand
  • Other service charges$310 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$200 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$556 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$5.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$468 thousand
Fines
0.2%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

15%

of Pittsford'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
36%$7.2 million
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$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$996 thousand
  • Government buildings$792 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$534 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$465 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$963 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$847 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$242 thousand
  • Police$174 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$425 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$424 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsford. 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 Pittsford 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.