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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Standish took in $3.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes29%State tax money20%Fines and other8.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
29%$861 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$624 thousand
  • Sewer$550 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$604 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$14 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$254 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

24%

of Standish'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$684 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$684 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$498 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$63 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Standish. 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 Standish 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.