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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ross took in $11.4 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.7%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money5.2%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

22%

of Ross' 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%.

Town taxes71%

Property tax
48%$5.4 million
Other taxes
22%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$217 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$161 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.6%$66 thousand

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$749 thousand
  • Other service charges$352 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$586 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$383 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$211 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.0 million
Fines
0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals0.3%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Ross' 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
59%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$941 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.4 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)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ross. 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 Town of Ross 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.