Town government · Franklin County, NY

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Federal tax money25%State tax money16%County and local tax money7.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.2%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

25%

of Westville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$485 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$273 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$178 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$81 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$17 thousand
Fines
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Interest on debt0.5%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

43%

of Westville'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
46%$554 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$554 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$525 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$446 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westville. 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 Westville 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.