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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moscow took in $451 thousand and spent $425 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes41%State tax money7.1%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes41%

Sales tax
21%$94 thousand
Property tax
20%$88 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$32 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

68%

of Moscow'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
68%$289 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Water supply$134 thousand
  • Sewer systems$87 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
  • Electric power$25 thousand
  • Gas supply$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$111 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moscow. 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 City of Moscow 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.