City government · Sweet Grass County, MT

Big Timber's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Big Timber took in $4.0 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)54%City taxes19%State tax money17%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

54%

of Big Timber's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$763 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$759 thousand
  • Garbage collection$638 thousand
  • Sewer$613 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$57 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$659 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$299 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking20%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Running the government and other costs4.8%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

11%

of Big Timber's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$673 thousand
  • Water supply$631 thousand
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$366 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$366 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$304 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$180 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$163 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$125 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$78 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Big Timber. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Big Timber 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.