Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $1.1 million and spent $903 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%County and local tax money29%State tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.9%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
47%$514 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$164 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$313 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.1%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Health and hospitals0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

6.9%

of Springfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$572 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$572 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springfield. 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 Springfield 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.