Town government · Cortland County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Virgil took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Town taxes25%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%State tax money12%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
22%$553 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$171 thousand
  • Water$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$122 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$307 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$949 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$185 thousand
Fines
1.4%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

14%

of Virgil'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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$984 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$984 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$575 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$292 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$291 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$127 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Virgil. 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 Virgil 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.