Town government · Cattaraugus County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Valley took in $328 thousand and spent $290 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%County and local tax money48%State tax money1.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$154 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$6 thousand

County and local tax money48%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
48%$157 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.2%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Environment and natural resources0.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

32%

of South Valley'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
57%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Valley. 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 Valley 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.