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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brewster took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)62%City taxes13%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Brewster's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$242 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$652 thousand
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Water$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Housing$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$218 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$207 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

67%

of Brewster's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$981 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$581 thousand
  • Sewer systems$194 thousand
  • Water supply$152 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$300 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$293 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$96 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$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brewster. 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 Brewster 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.