Township government · Geauga County, OH

Auburn Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Auburn Township took in $4.2 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

10%

of Auburn Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes98%

Property tax
88%$3.7 million
Other taxes
9.7%$413 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$235 thousand
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$50 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

32%

of Auburn Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$663 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$148 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Auburn Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Auburn Township 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.