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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brighton took in $19.5 million and spent $20.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money11%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
48%$9.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$562 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$562 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$231 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$103 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$968 thousand
Fines
0.6%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Brighton'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
39%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$941 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$481 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$402 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brighton. 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 Brighton 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.