Township government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Comstock Township took in $135 thousand and spent $89 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Federal tax money28%State tax money25%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes44%

Property tax
44%$60 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$38 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%

What stands out

7.9%

of Comstock Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Comstock 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 Comstock 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.