Town government · Genesee County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stafford took in $1.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fines and other27%County and local tax money24%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
33%$622 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$212 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$447 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
20%$382 thousand
Fines
7.0%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

9.3%

of Stafford'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
36%$772 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$772 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$482 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$286 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$449 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$233 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$202 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$197 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$19 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Stafford. 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 Stafford 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.