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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenfield took in $2.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other6.7%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

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

City taxes79%

Property tax
72%$2.0 million
Other taxes
6.9%$192 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Road charges$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Water$45 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$84 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$182 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

63%

of Greenfield'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
63%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$502 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$302 thousand
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$484 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$388 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
  • Water supply$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$22 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenfield. 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 Greenfield 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.