Town government · Saguache County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crestone took in $818 thousand and spent $565 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (water)13%State tax money7.8%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes77%

Sales tax
71%$580 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$15 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$64 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

59%

of Crestone's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$335 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$335 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Crestone. 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 Crestone 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.