City government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Buffalo took in $7.8 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%City taxes38%State tax money7.6%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
37%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$415 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$134 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$591 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$307 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$512 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

18%

of New Buffalo's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$184 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$443 thousand
  • Government buildings$397 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$236 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$144 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Buffalo. 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 New Buffalo 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.