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Sylvan Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sylvan Lake took in $4.4 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money10%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money4.8%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
47%$2.1 million
Other taxes
4.7%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$568 thousand
  • Water$424 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parking$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$212 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$443 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$206 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Sent to other local governments24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

24%

of Sylvan Lake's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$225 thousand
Sent to other local governments
24%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$759 thousand
  • Fire protection$345 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$643 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$406 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$428 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sylvan Lake. 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 Sylvan Lake 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.