Town government · Conejos County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sanford took in $496 thousand and spent $377 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)52%State tax money17%County and local tax money15%Town taxes11%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

15%

of Sanford's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
6.9%$34 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$229 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$86 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$73 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$22 thousand
Fines
1.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Environment and natural resources2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Sanford's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$145 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$144 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sanford. 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 Sanford 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.