Township government · Winona County, MN

Saratoga Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saratoga Township took in $307 thousand and spent $148 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money11%Federal tax money11%Fees for services2.6%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Saratoga Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$225 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$33 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$35 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%

What stands out

75%

of Saratoga Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saratoga Township. 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 Saratoga Township 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.