City government · Ramsey County, MN

New Brighton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New Brighton took in $44.1 million and spent $49.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes33%State tax money8.8%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

49%

of New Brighton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
28%$12.5 million
Other taxes
4.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$847 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$21.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Road charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$254 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$552 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$3.9 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$610 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$3.0 million
Fines
0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending21%

What stands out

8.6%

of New Brighton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$10.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$7.2 million
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$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Housing and community development
8.6%$4.2 million
Environment and natural resources
8.4%$4.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.1 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Brighton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of New Brighton 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.