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Sky Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sky Valley took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%Fines and other7.3%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
46%$974 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$74 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$675 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$275 thousand
  • Garbage collection$217 thousand
  • Sewer$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$62 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$51 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Fines
5.6%$119 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

26%

of Sky Valley'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$873 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$476 thousand
  • Water supply$238 thousand
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$549 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$439 thousand
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$393 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sky Valley. 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 City of Sky Valley 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.