Town government · Orleans County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridgeway took in $2.8 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%State tax money11%County and local tax money9.3%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Ridgeway's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
55%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$398 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 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%$2 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$303 thousand

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$256 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$72 thousand
Fines
1.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt8.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Ridgeway'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
40%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$684 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$426 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$385 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$350 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$234 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgeway. 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 Ridgeway 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.