Town government · Ontario County, NY

South Bristol's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Bristol took in $2.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money59%Town taxes32%State tax money6.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

59%

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

Town taxes32%

Property tax
25%$739 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$186 thousand

County and local tax money59%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
59%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$15 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Interest on debt0.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

40%

of South Bristol'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
45%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$967 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$639 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$290 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Bristol. 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 South Bristol 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.