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Farmington Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Farmington Hills took in $169 million and spent $189 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money15%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Farmington Hills' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
43%$72.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$52.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$16.6 million
  • Sewer$15.4 million
  • Other service charges$15.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.8 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$24.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$88 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$14.1 million
Fines
1.2%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Farmington Hills' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$63.0 million
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$55.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$494 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$41.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$25.9 million
  • Fire protection$15.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$39.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$27.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$23.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$15.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.8 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$975 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$412 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$499 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$499 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farmington Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Farmington Hills 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.