Town government · Watauga County, NC

Beech Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Beech Mountain took in $12.6 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other10%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

14%

of Beech Mountain's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
34%$4.3 million
Sales tax
14%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.7%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$737 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$103 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$856 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$192 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

12%

of Beech Mountain's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$479 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$204 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$341 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$217 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$124 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beech Mountain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Beech Mountain 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.