Town government · Warren County, NY

Stony Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stony Creek took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%County and local tax money29%State tax money23%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.4%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
38%$816 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$68 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$500 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$611 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$62 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

17%

of Stony Creek'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
47%$873 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$873 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$463 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$311 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$317 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$292 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stony Creek. 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 Stony Creek 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.