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Sault Ste. Marie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sault Ste. Marie took in $52.6 million and spent $50.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, parking)25%Federal tax money20%State tax money20%Fines and other18%City taxes16%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Sault Ste. Marie's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$8.3 million
Other taxes
0.3%$151 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 1 more
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Housing$1.1 million
  • Parking$961 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$10.7 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$10.3 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$642 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$9.2 million
Fines
0.2%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Housing and community development5.0%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

36%

of Sault Ste. Marie's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$18.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$17.8 million
  • Airports$180 thousand
  • Public transit$146 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$11.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$9.8 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$536 thousand
Housing and community development
5.0%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$533 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$299 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$229 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$64 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$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sault Ste. Marie. 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 Sault Ste. Marie 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.