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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Milton took in $3.6 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)53%Town taxes43%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

38%

of Milton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
38%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.6%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand
  • Other licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$978 thousand
  • Water$559 thousand
  • Garbage collection$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.7%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Environment and natural resources0.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Milton'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
48%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$933 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$584 thousand
  • Government buildings$171 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$901 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$725 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$739 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$463 thousand
  • Water supply$276 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Milton 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.