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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Canterbury took in $24.5 million and spent $17.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Town taxes39%Fees for services (school lunches)1.2%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Canterbury's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes39%

Property tax

39%$9.6 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services

1.2%$292 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges

School lunches$290 thousand
Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$23 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state

58%$14.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$39 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other

1.1%$265 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

65%

of Canterbury's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

65%$11.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$11.5 million

Sent to other local governments

15%$2.6 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.6 million

Running the government and other costs

14%$2.6 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Other and not broken out$683 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$261 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.7%$475 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$475 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.7%$294 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$294 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.5%$272 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$222 thousand
Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.6%$108 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$108 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Canterbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Canterbury 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.