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Cool Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cool Valley took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other9.9%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

55%

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

City taxes60%

Sales tax
55%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$72 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$62 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$676 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$342 thousand
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$126 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Fines
7.0%$186 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

24%

of Cool Valley'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$714 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$371 thousand
  • Sewer systems$343 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$614 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$614 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$582 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$582 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$437 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$309 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$119 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cool Valley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Cool Valley 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.