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Highland Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Highland Beach took in $18.6 million and spent $15.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other9.7%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
54%$10.0 million
Other taxes
12%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$944 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$533 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$316 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$103 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

53%

of Highland Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
53%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$932 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$458 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$985 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$444 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$368 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$368 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$235 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Highland Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Highland Beach 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.