Town government · Steuben County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rathbone took in $945 thousand and spent $931 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%County and local tax money21%State tax money19%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$492 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$56 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$175 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$194 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$14 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

62%

of Rathbone's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$580 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$580 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$255 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$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rathbone. 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 Rathbone 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.