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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brentwood took in $33.5 million and spent $28.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%State tax money6.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)4.4%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes85%

Sales tax
53%$17.8 million
Property tax
19%$6.5 million
Other taxes
13%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$303 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$50 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.1 million
Fines
0.6%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt5.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

13%

of Brentwood's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$10.7 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$7.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$684 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$627 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$627 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$520 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brentwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Brentwood 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.