Township government · Steele County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Summit Township took in $149 thousand and spent $202 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money23%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

76%

of Summit Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$113 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$35 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals2.5%

What stands out

20%

of Summit Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summit Township. 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 Summit 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.