City government · Ramsey County, MN

Falcon Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Falcon Heights took in $6.7 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money19%Fines and other12%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
38%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.7%$385 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$227 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Electric power$42 thousand
  • Water$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$785 thousand
Fines
0.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development7.2%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

25%

of Falcon Heights' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
25%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$756 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$465 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$311 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Police$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Falcon Heights. 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 Falcon Heights 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.