Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Skaneateles took in $5.7 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)13%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money3.9%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

13%

of Skaneateles' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
63%$3.5 million
Other taxes
11%$619 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$439 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$131 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$722 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$433 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$241 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$218 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$156 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$141 thousand
Fines
0.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Skaneateles' 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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.7 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$644 thousand
  • Water supply$484 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$514 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$319 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Police$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$123 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Skaneateles. 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 Skaneateles 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.