City government · Allegan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Saugatuck took in $4.3 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%County and local tax money20%State tax money7.3%Fees for services (parking)2.9%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

20%

of Saugatuck's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Property tax
62%$2.7 million
Other taxes
3.4%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$144 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Parking$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$97 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$313 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$858 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$62 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Sent to other local governments8.2%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

32%

of Saugatuck'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
32%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$669 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$369 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$369 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.2%$369 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$369 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$184 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$184 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Saugatuck. 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 Saugatuck 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.