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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greentown took in $3.7 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)80%State tax money11%Town taxes7.7%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Greentown'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 taxes7.7%

Property tax
7.6%$285 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$906 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$398 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$42 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt9.4%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Greentown'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
60%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$584 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$420 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Greentown 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.