Town government · Jefferson County, CO

Mountain View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mountain View took in $2.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%Fees for services (sewer)11%Fines and other2.7%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

81%

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

Town taxes85%

Sales tax
81%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.2%$35 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$299 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Sewer$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
2.6%$73 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

48%

of Mountain View'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$959 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$886 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$803 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$803 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$188 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$115 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mountain View. 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 Mountain View 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.