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New Chester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Chester took in $582 thousand and spent $543 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes39%Federal tax money17%County and local tax money1.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
38%$224 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$99 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$245 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Health and hospitals5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of New Chester'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
67%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Chester. 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 New Chester 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.