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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Canterbury took in $8.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from

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Where it comes from

Town taxes99%Federal tax money0.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

99%

of Canterbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes99%

Property tax
99%$8.4 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Canterbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Canterbury 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.