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Orchard Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orchard Hill took in $191 thousand and spent $159 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fines and other38%

What stands out

51%

of Orchard Hill'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 taxes62%

Other taxes
51%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$21 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%

What stands out

50%

of Orchard Hill'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
50%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Orchard Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Orchard Hill 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.