City government · Ramsey County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shoreview took in $47.4 million and spent $37.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)47%City taxes42%State tax money5.9%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
36%$17.2 million
Other taxes
6.0%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$22.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 5 more
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.3 million
  • Road charges$898 thousand
  • Housing$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$42 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$2.8 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending17%

What stands out

24%

of Shoreview's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$9.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$360 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Housing and community development
7.4%$2.8 million
Environment and natural resources
6.4%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shoreview. 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 Shoreview 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.