Town government · Broome County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sanford took in $4.2 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)13%State tax money13%County and local tax money12%Fines and other11%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
35%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$569 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$501 thousand
  • Sewer$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$607 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$546 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$490 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$421 thousand
Fines
1.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

3.9%

of Sanford'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
64%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$718 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$573 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$77 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sanford. 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 Sanford 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.