Town government · Monroe County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush took in $3.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes50%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.5%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
44%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.5%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$156 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$255 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 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%$176 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$219 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$734 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$67 thousand
Fines
1.4%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking30%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Rush's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$1.1 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$684 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$286 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$201 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$165 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rush. 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 Rush 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.