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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dresden took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money14%County and local tax money4.8%Fees for services (sewer)3.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

4.8%

of Dresden's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
74%$829 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$157 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$53 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.8%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Environment and natural resources2.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

3.1%

of Dresden's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$347 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$236 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dresden. 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 Dresden 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.