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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Aventura took in $97.5 million and spent $81.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fines and other14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)7.5%Federal tax money7.2%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

24%

of Aventura's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes61%

Property tax

37%$35.9 million

Other taxes

24%$23.4 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more

Public utility taxes$9.7 million
Occupation and business licenses$6.7 million
Other licenses$5.4 million
Insurance premium taxes$954 thousand
Motor fuel taxes$569 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services

7.5%$7.3 million

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more

Parks and recreation$3.8 million
Other service charges$2.1 million
Parks, land and natural resources$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government

7.2%$7.0 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state

5.8%$5.7 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.3%$4.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other

9.9%$9.7 million

Fines

4.4%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Schools and colleges29%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

29%

of Aventura's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

36%$29.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more

Police$24.1 million
Inspections and regulation$4.8 million
Courts and legal services$385 thousand

Schools and colleges

29%$23.9 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$23.9 million

Running the government and other costs

17%$14.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
Other and not broken out$5.9 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million

Roads, transit and parking

8.2%$6.7 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$6.7 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.1%$5.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$5.8 million

Environment and natural resources

1.4%$1.1 million

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million

Interest on debt

0.7%$599 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aventura. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Aventura 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.