Town government · Franklin County, NY

Tupper Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tupper Lake took in $3.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.9%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

6.9%

of Tupper Lake's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
69%$2.3 million
Other taxes
4.6%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$122 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$233 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$120 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$413 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$82 thousand
Fines
1.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

16%

of Tupper Lake'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$975 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$700 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$843 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$843 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$458 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$458 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$122 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tupper Lake. 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 Tupper Lake 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.