Town government · Custer County, CO

Silver Cliff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Cliff took in $680 thousand and spent $655 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%State tax money11%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes72%

Sales tax
52%$355 thousand
Other taxes
15%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$32 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$76 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Environment and natural resources1.5%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Silver Cliff'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
69%$449 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$449 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Silver Cliff. 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 Silver Cliff 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.