City government · Brown County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Comfrey took in $883 thousand and spent $783 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes33%State tax money16%Fines and other12%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$286 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%$314 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$130 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$19 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$143 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$17 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$101 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

8.2%

of Comfrey's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Water supply$84 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$192 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$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Police$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Comfrey. 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 Comfrey 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.