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Vadnais Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vadnais Heights took in $15.4 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money4.2%State tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
33%$5.1 million
Other taxes
12%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$828 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$685 thousand
  • Road charges$655 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$455 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$638 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$207 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$46 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$754 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Police$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.1 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$889 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$961 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$889 thousand
  • Libraries$72 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$396 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$215 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vadnais Heights. 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 City of Vadnais Heights 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.