City government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sugar Hill took in $32.4 million and spent $35.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, parks and recreation)43%City taxes35%County and local tax money20%Fines and other1.8%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Sugar Hill's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
20%$6.6 million
Other taxes
15%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$612 thousand
  • Other licenses$393 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$256 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$80 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Gas$8.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$719 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$281 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$6.3 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$573 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries29%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

29%

of Sugar Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$10.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$272 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Gas supply$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$998 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
Housing and community development
5.1%$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sugar Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Sugar 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.