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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Medley took in $34.0 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, parks, land and natural resources)27%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money3.3%State tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Medley's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
36%$12.2 million
Other taxes
25%$8.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$154 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Water$6.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$395 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$73 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$163 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$1.8 million
Fines
3.2%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Environment and natural resources13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Medley's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$11.7 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$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$491 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
Environment and natural resources
13%$4.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$305 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$285 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medley. 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 Medley 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.