Town government · Cayuga County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summerhill took in $1.0 million and spent $862 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%County and local tax money35%State tax money15%Federal tax money5.7%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
40%$422 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$59 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$157 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$360 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals2.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Summerhill's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$476 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$476 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$280 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$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Summerhill. 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 Summerhill 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.