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Bella Vista's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bella Vista took in $32.8 million and spent $36.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%County and local tax money31%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%

What stands out

31%

of Bella Vista's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
24%$7.8 million
Property tax
12%$3.8 million
Other taxes
9.5%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$860 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$1.8 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$3.1 million

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$10.0 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.4 million
Fines
0.5%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

55%

of Bella Vista's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$20.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11.3 million
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$439 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$718 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$718 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$421 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bella Vista. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bella Vista 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.