Town government · Fulton County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stratford took in $1.3 million and spent $831 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%County and local tax money30%Federal tax money25%State tax money4.3%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
38%$512 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$340 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$57 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$401 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$13 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Stratford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$488 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$212 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Social services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stratford. 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 Stratford 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.