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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Brighton took in $2.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fines and other28%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

28%

of Brighton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes68%

Property tax
40%$1.1 million
Other taxes
28%$748 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$443 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$214 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$68 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$22 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$746 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Schools and colleges0.7%

What stands out

48%

of Brighton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$655 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$363 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$383 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$353 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brighton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Brighton 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.