Township government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bainbridge Township took in $6.8 million and spent $5.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes98%State tax money1.0%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

96%

of Bainbridge Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes98%

Property tax
96%$6.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other government-run businesses
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$71 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$55 thousand
Fines
0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

68%

of Bainbridge Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
68%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$993 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$993 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$794 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$794 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bainbridge Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bainbridge 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.