Town government · Chaffee County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buena Vista took in $9.0 million and spent $6.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (water, airport)23%County and local tax money19%State tax money5.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Buena Vista's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Sales tax
44%$4.0 million
Property tax
5.6%$499 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; airport and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Airport$500 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$500 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

15%

of Buena Vista's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$530 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$600 thousand
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$900 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$900 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$810 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$500 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$86 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$73 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$41 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$41 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buena Vista. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Buena 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.