Town government · Tioga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richford took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money23%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.3%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

10%

of Richford's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$711 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$134 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$299 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$26 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$40 thousand
Fines
1.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Health and hospitals1.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

4.6%

of Richford'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
72%$886 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$886 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$230 thousand
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$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richford. 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 Richford 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.