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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chandler took in $11.2 million and spent $15.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%State tax money8.4%Town taxes7.1%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

77%

of Chandler's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes7.1%

Property tax
7.1%$790 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$939 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$514 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$280 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt3.5%Running the government and other costs3.0%Roads, transit and parking0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

87%

of Chandler's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
87%$13.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$10.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$816 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$748 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$560 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$393 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$473 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$345 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chandler. 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 Chandler 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.