City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crosslake took in $7.1 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes70%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other9.3%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

68%

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

City taxes70%

Property tax
68%$4.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$650 thousand
  • Other service charges$277 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$16 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$285 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$25 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$629 thousand
Fines
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs14%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

14%

of Crosslake'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$851 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$886 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$886 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$834 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$793 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$824 thousand
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$461 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$308 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crosslake. 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 Crosslake 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.