Town government · Madison County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sullivan took in $9.0 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%County and local tax money19%State tax money5.4%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Sullivan's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
56%$5.0 million
Other taxes
15%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$896 thousand
  • Other licenses$360 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$482 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$231 thousand
Fines
1.3%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

27%

of Sullivan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$2.3 million
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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$322 thousand
  • Government buildings$230 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Fire protection$818 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$326 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$151 thousand
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$793 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$719 thousand
  • Water supply$74 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$419 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$385 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$216 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$216 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sullivan. 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 Sullivan 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.