Town government · Cecil County, MD

Rising Sun's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rising Sun took in $4.2 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%Town taxes43%State tax money6.8%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Rising Sun's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
35%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
6.1%$259 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$870 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$290 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Interest on debt16%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

16%

of Rising Sun's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$333 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$888 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$815 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$773 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$718 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$550 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rising Sun. 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 Rising Sun 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.