Township government · Leelanau County, MI

Suttons Bay Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Suttons Bay Township took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money14%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

7.6%

of Suttons Bay Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$125 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$234 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Suttons Bay Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
68%$948 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$948 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$291 thousand
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)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Suttons Bay Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Suttons Bay Township 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.