Town government · Cascade County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cascade took in $941 thousand and spent $815 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%State tax money27%Town taxes16%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

27%

of Cascade's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
13%$119 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$473 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Sewer$212 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$256 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$62 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

57%

of Cascade's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$344 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$137 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cascade. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Cascade 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.