Township government · Berrien County, MI

New Buffalo Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Buffalo Township took in $6.9 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Township taxes33%Fines and other15%County and local tax money10%State tax money4.1%

What stands out

38%

of New Buffalo Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes33%

Property tax
33%$2.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$157 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$285 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$693 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt6.0%Roads, transit and parking3.7%

What stands out

19%

of New Buffalo Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$4.3 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$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$383 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$168 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$699 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$455 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$422 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$257 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$165 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

New Buffalo Township. 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 New Buffalo Township 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.