City government · St Louis County, MO

Breckenridge Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Breckenridge Hills took in $2.5 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes51%State tax money27%County and local tax money17%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

32%

of Breckenridge Hills' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Sales tax
32%$799 thousand
Other taxes
15%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$71 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$36 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$79 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$678 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$412 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.7%$92 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs93%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Health and hospitals<0.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

93%

of Breckenridge Hills' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
93%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Breckenridge Hills. 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 Breckenridge Hills 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.