Town government · Livingston County, NY

West Sparta's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Sparta took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money17%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.0%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
61%$699 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$202 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$170 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
1.4%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

65%

of West Sparta's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$724 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$724 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$225 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$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Sparta. 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 West Sparta 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.