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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stratton took in $996 thousand and spent $661 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%Town taxes33%County and local tax money7.7%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes33%

Sales tax
17%$170 thousand
Property tax
9.1%$91 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$497 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$316 thousand
  • Garbage collection$139 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$63 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$77 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

13%

of Stratton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$320 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$199 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$127 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$48 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stratton. 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 Stratton 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.