City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avon took in $3.3 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other16%State tax money15%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

15%

of Avon's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
33%$1.1 million
Sales tax
7.0%$229 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$66 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$801 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$346 thousand
  • Other service charges$244 thousand
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$87 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$484 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$484 thousand
Fines
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending10%

What stands out

13%

of Avon'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%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$699 thousand
  • Water supply$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$768 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$472 thousand
  • Fire protection$296 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$598 thousand
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$378 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$451 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$451 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$392 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$392 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$187 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$160 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$107 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$107 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Avon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Avon 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.