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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montrose took in $2.6 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes26%State tax money19%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

3.7%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
24%$631 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$544 thousand
  • Sewer$462 thousand
  • Garbage collection$116 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$98 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$485 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$174 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

15%

of Montrose's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$849 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$849 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$827 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$655 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$397 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$397 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montrose. 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 Montrose 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.