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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Belvedere took in $12.6 million and spent $10.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)21%Fines and other8.0%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

53%

of Belvedere's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes67%

Property tax
53%$6.7 million
Other taxes
13%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$631 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$609 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$216 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.7%$221 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$473 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$940 thousand
Fines
0.6%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Belvedere's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$702 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
9.1%$949 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belvedere. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Belvedere 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.