Village government · Avery County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sugar Mountain took in $2.7 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%Fees for services (parks and recreation)25%Fines and other11%State tax money8.3%

What stands out

49%

of Sugar Mountain's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes56%

Property tax
49%$1.3 million
Sales tax
7.1%$194 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$677 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other government-run businesses
  • Parks and recreation$652 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$226 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

41%

of Sugar Mountain's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$498 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$498 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$471 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$465 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$465 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sugar 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 Village of Sugar 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.