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Cottage City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cottage City took in $2.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Federal tax money26%Fines and other17%State tax money11%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
39%$874 thousand
Individual income tax
4.8%$107 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$575 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$255 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$18 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
15%$331 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking20%Housing and community development9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%

What stands out

9.3%

of Cottage City's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$596 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$542 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Housing and community development
9.3%$167 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$69 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cottage City. 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 Cottage City 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.