Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springport took in $2.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other19%Town taxes5.2%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes5.2%

Property tax
3.0%$85 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$650 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$373 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$93 thousand

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$1.4 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$559 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt13%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Springport'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
37%$830 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$653 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$666 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$373 thousand
  • Sewer systems$288 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$401 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$401 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$280 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springport. 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 Springport 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.