Township government · Kanabec County, MN

Comfort Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Comfort Township took in $228 thousand and spent $208 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money27%State tax money9.2%Fees for services (road charges)1.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

27%

of Comfort Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
58%$132 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Severance taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$61 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt7.7%

What stands out

7.7%

of Comfort Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Comfort Township. 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 Comfort Township 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.