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Columbine Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbine Valley took in $4.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money8.0%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes83%

Sales tax
38%$1.8 million
Other taxes
36%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$97 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.0%$431 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$11 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$384 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$396 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Health and hospitals0.4%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Columbine Valley'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$883 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$836 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$825 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$782 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbine Valley. 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 Columbine Valley 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.