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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highlands took in $6.8 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%County and local tax money16%State tax money10%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Highlands' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
50%$3.4 million
Other taxes
3.9%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$388 thousand
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Other service charges$309 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$32 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$704 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.6%$112 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

44%

of Highlands' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$802 thousand
  • Water supply$344 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.9 million
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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$309 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$595 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$318 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$556 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$494 thousand
  • Public transit$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$449 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$251 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$327 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$327 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$56 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Highlands. 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 Highlands 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.