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Green Mountain Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Mountain Falls took in $874 thousand and spent $709 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money11%Fines and other9.8%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes80%

Sales tax
31%$270 thousand
Other taxes
26%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$76 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$10 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$202 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$93 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%

What stands out

53%

of Green Mountain Falls' 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
53%$374 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Green Mountain Falls. 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 Green Mountain Falls 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.