Town government · Toole County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sunburst took in $807 thousand and spent $771 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%Fines and other25%Town taxes17%State tax money10%

What stands out

25%

of Sunburst's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
17%$134 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$382 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$183 thousand
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Sewer$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$84 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

42%

of Sunburst's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$324 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$280 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$128 thousand
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sunburst. 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 Sunburst 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.