Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Somerset took in $2.7 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money29%Town taxes26%Fines and other16%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%State tax money13%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
22%$605 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$56 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$318 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$343 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$797 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$399 thousand
Fines
1.7%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

26%

of Somerset'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$884 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$605 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$718 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$377 thousand
  • Sewer systems$183 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$625 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$625 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$454 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
  • Police$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Somerset. 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 Somerset 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.