Town government · Phillips County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Saco took in $640 thousand and spent $470 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)50%State tax money27%Town taxes23%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes23%

Property tax
23%$144 thousand

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$136 thousand
  • Water$122 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 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%$175 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

53%

of Saco'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
53%$249 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$99 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Water supply$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$111 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$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 Saco. 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 Town of Saco 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.