City government · Traverse County, MN

Browns Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Browns Valley took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money30%City taxes23%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Browns Valley's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$293 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$460 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$154 thousand
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$29 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$385 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$117 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Roads, transit and parking8.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

7.9%

of Browns Valley's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$425 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$260 thousand
  • Water supply$103 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$247 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$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$128 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$97 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Browns Valley. 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 Browns Valley 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.