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Cutler Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cutler Bay took in $34.2 million and spent $22.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money16%County and local tax money13%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money4.4%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)4.2%

What stands out

32%

of Cutler Bay'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%.

Town taxes57%

Other taxes
32%$10.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$803 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
26%$8.8 million

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
  • Other service charges$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$1.5 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$5.5 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$4.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.5 million
Fines
0.3%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

52%

of Cutler Bay's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$769 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cutler Bay. 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 Town of Cutler Bay 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.