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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cantril took in $310 thousand and spent $279 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%City taxes34%Federal tax money15%Fines and other8.1%State tax money7.7%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
26%$80 thousand
Sales tax
8.1%$25 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$45 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$24 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

43%

of Cantril'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
43%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cantril. 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 City of Cantril 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.