Town government · Buncombe County, NC

Biltmore Forest's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Biltmore Forest took in $5.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes83%

Property tax
54%$3.1 million
Sales tax
24%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.3%$302 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$227 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$805 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$797 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$69 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Housing and community development11%Sent to other local governments9.7%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

43%

of Biltmore Forest'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$425 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$751 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$413 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$316 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$630 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$344 thousand
  • Water supply$286 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$588 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.7%$509 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$509 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$478 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
  • Public transit$230 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Biltmore Forest. 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 Biltmore Forest 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.