City government · Faribault County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Frost took in $424 thousand and spent $374 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes28%State tax money16%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$117 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$76 thousand
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Hospital bills$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$10 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$69 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.1%

of Frost's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Water supply$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$62 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$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.1%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Frost. 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 Frost 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.