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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Greenfield took in $9.1 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes16%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money3.3%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

71%

of Greenfield'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%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
11%$967 thousand
Sales tax
4.7%$427 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$699 thousand
  • Other service charges$151 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Airport$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$446 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$300 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$179 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$246 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Interest on debt4.5%Running the government and other costs3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

78%

of Greenfield'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
78%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$642 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$503 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Parking$247 thousand
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
  • Airports$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$391 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$376 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$317 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.7%$315 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$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenfield. 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 Greenfield 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.