Town government · Seneca County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Varick took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Town taxes29%Fines and other11%State tax money10%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

47%

of Varick'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 taxes29%

Property tax
26%$530 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$939 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$745 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$26 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$201 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$211 thousand
Fines
0.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

47%

of Varick's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$864 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$748 thousand
  • Sewer systems$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$381 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$381 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$264 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$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Varick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Varick 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.