Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ripley took in $2.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%State tax money29%County and local tax money18%Fees for services (water, sewer)10%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
37%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$297 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$190 thousand
  • Sewer$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$34 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$839 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$531 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$55 thousand
Fines
0.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Ripley'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$398 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$739 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$739 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$656 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$432 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$205 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ripley. 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 Ripley 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.