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Arden Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Arden Hills took in $16.1 million and spent $12.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes32%Fines and other7.7%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
28%$4.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$564 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$472 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$397 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$922 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$204 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Arden Hills' 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
41%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$920 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$727 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$598 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$42 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arden Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Arden Hills 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.