Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon took in $914 thousand and spent $808 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fines and other33%State tax money17%County and local tax money4.5%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

32%

of Sharon's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
39%$354 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$152 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$41 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
32%$293 thousand
Fines
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

5.2%

of Sharon'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
54%$439 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$439 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$286 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$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sharon. 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 Sharon 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.