Town government · Sheridan County, MT

Medicine Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Medicine Lake took in $166 thousand and spent $75 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%County and local tax money19%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

78%

of Medicine Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes78%

Property tax

78%$130 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

19%$31 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Parks, recreation and libraries40%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Medicine Lake'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

59%$44 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

40%$30 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.3%$1 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medicine Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Medicine Lake 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.