Town government · Livingston County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), York took in $3.8 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

37%

of York'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 taxes47%

Property tax
43%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.3%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$601 thousand
  • Other service charges$588 thousand
  • Sewer$185 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$281 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$154 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$130 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$21 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

46%

of York'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
46%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$339 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$701 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$701 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$507 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$244 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$293 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of York. 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 York 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.