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Monte Sereno's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monte Sereno took in $5.2 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (road charges)8.6%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Monte Sereno'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 taxes75%

Property tax
44%$2.3 million
Other taxes
30%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$981 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$324 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$198 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$13 thousand

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$447 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$279 thousand
  • Road charges$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$410 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$440 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$20 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

0.7%

of Monte Sereno's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$2.8 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)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$575 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Monte Sereno. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Monte Sereno 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.