City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ramsey took in $42.9 million and spent $54.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money11%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

42%

of Ramsey's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
42%$17.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$14.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Road charges$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$817 thousand
  • Other service charges$769 thousand
  • Garbage collection$457 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$650 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$339 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$3.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Ramsey's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$20.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$14.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.3 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$527 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.0 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$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ramsey. 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 Ramsey 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.