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Mountain Home's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Mountain Home took in $28.1 million and spent $19.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes27%Federal tax money20%State tax money6.5%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Mountain Home's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
27%$7.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$5.6 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$648 thousand
Fines
0.2%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

32%

of Mountain Home's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$690 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$402 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$668 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$337 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$337 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$256 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$136 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$120 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$56 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mountain Home. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Mountain Home 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.