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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montgomery took in $13.4 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%County and local tax money11%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.4%State tax money5.5%

What stands out

11%

of Montgomery's 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 taxes69%

Property tax
57%$7.6 million
Other taxes
13%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$931 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$718 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$860 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$404 thousand
  • Water$255 thousand
  • Sewer$148 thousand
  • Transit fares$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$736 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$1.5 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$761 thousand
Fines
1.7%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

23%

of Montgomery's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$5.3 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$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$907 thousand
  • Government buildings$829 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$552 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$493 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Public transit$375 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$732 thousand
  • Libraries$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$676 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$469 thousand
  • Water supply$201 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$275 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$275 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montgomery. 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 Montgomery 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.