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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Savanna took in $4.4 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%City taxes12%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

44%

of Savanna's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$487 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$692 thousand
  • Water$399 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$151 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.9 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$261 thousand
Fines
1.0%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs8.9%Interest on debt2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

36%

of Savanna's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$630 thousand
  • Sewer systems$437 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$871 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$688 thousand
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$385 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$287 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Savanna. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Savanna 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.