City government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lilydale took in $776 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)13%Federal tax money5.9%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

73%

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

City taxes77%

Property tax
73%$567 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$46 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$20 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$7 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt9.2%

What stands out

28%

of Lilydale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$461 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$320 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$394 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$308 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$214 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$209 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lilydale. 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 Lilydale 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.