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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Brighton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)53%City taxes21%Fines and other11%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money4.6%

What stands out

7%

of Brighton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
11%$156 thousand
Sales tax
7.0%$95 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$718 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more
  • Gas$321 thousand
  • Sewer$209 thousand
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$63 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$85 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%$62 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

56%

of Brighton'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
56%$715 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$283 thousand
  • Water supply$258 thousand
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$185 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$45 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$41 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$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brighton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Brighton 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.