Town government · Onondaga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spafford took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%County and local tax money13%State tax money6.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes77%

Property tax
71%$1.4 million
Other taxes
6.7%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$117 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$256 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

14%

of Spafford's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$632 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$632 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$334 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$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$191 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$181 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spafford. 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 Spafford 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.