Village government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Skaneateles took in $6.9 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%Village taxes29%County and local tax money10%Fines and other8.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Skaneateles' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes29%

Property tax
26%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.3%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water$630 thousand
  • Sewer$511 thousand
  • Parking$254 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 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%$89 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$718 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$598 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

17%

of Skaneateles' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$527 thousand
  • Water supply$323 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.8 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$628 thousand
  • Fire protection$401 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$987 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$942 thousand
  • Parking$45 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Skaneateles. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.