Village government · Leelanau County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Suttons Bay took in $2.5 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)53%Village taxes31%State tax money8.8%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes31%

Property tax
30%$760 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$636 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$448 thousand
  • Water$261 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$224 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$36 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

22%

of Suttons Bay's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$629 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$629 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$612 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$612 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$483 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$77 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$77 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$77 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Suttons Bay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Suttons Bay 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.