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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cheverly took in $9.8 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%Federal tax money30%Fines and other8.6%State tax money1.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
46%$4.5 million
Individual income tax
11%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$146 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$3.0 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$116 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
6.9%$682 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%

What stands out

36%

of Cheverly'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
36%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$915 thousand
  • Government buildings$398 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$372 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$372 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
  • Electric power$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cheverly. 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 Cheverly 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.