Village government · San Miguel County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mountain took in $40.8 million and spent $38.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes51%Fees for services (water, housing)25%Fines and other20%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes51%

Sales tax
24%$10.0 million
Other taxes
14%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$578 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$400 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$5.0 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 5 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Housing$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parking$746 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$142 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$467 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$8.0 million
Fines
0.2%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking21%Housing and community development20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

20%

of Mountain's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Public transit$5.9 million
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$906 thousand
Housing and community development
20%$7.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$369 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$636 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$636 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$507 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mountain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Mountain 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.