Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sterling took in $4.0 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes24%County and local tax money20%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
22%$898 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$2.2 million

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$805 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$54 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

41%

of Sterling'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$530 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$352 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$9 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$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sterling. 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 Sterling 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.