Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Solon took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Town taxes31%County and local tax money26%Fees for services7.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Solon's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
30%$323 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$380 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$282 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%

What stands out

31%

of Solon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$692 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$692 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Solon. 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 Solon 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.