City government · Meeker County, MN

Cedar Mills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedar Mills took in $38 thousand and spent $94 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%State tax money45%

What stands out

58%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
58%$22 thousand

Fees for services-2.6%

Fees for services
-2.6%-$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer-$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Cedar Mills' 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
72%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$18 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedar Mills. 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 Cedar Mills 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.