City government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chanhassen took in $34.8 million and spent $42.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money9.9%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Chanhassen's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
39%$13.4 million
Other taxes
12%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$567 thousand
  • Other service charges$507 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$379 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$257 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.7 million
Fines
0.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

36%

of Chanhassen's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$6.0 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Libraries$212 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$676 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$514 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$162 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$274 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chanhassen. 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 Chanhassen 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.