Town government · Franklin County, NY

Santa Clara's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Santa Clara took in $1.3 million and spent $930 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fees for services6.1%State tax money1.3%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Santa Clara's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
80%$1.0 million
Other taxes
11%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$17 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$12 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Santa Clara's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$383 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Santa Clara. 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 Santa Clara 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.