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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sanborn took in $257 thousand and spent $169 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%State tax money34%City taxes21%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

34%

of Sanborn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$52 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$87 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

72%

of Sanborn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$122 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$101 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sanborn. 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 City of Sanborn 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.