Village government · Taos County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Questa took in $4.6 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%Village taxes19%Fines and other11%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

42%

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

Village taxes19%

Sales tax
12%$536 thousand
Property tax
4.8%$222 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$384 thousand
  • Garbage collection$303 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$237 thousand
  • Sewer$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$1.9 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$200 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$489 thousand
Fines
0.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Questa's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$999 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$500 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
  • Sewer systems$233 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$670 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$270 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$616 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$413 thousand
  • Police$162 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$236 thousand
  • Airports$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Questa. 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 Village of Questa 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.