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South Lyon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South Lyon took in $15.0 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money18%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

44%

of South Lyon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
44%$6.6 million
Other taxes
5.5%$820 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$816 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$664 thousand
  • Other service charges$308 thousand
  • Housing$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$230 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$26 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$278 thousand
Fines
0.4%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of South Lyon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$437 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$164 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$117 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$47 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$46 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$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Lyon. 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 South Lyon 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.