City government · Faribault County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Easton took in $1.9 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%City taxes8.3%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

79%

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

City taxes8.3%

Property tax
8.2%$153 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$119 thousand
  • Sewer$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$10 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking93%Interest on debt2.5%Running the government and other costs1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

93%

of Easton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
93%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.6%$75 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$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
  • Water supply$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Easton. 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 Easton 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.