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Grandview Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grandview Heights took in $37.8 million and spent $37.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.1%Fines and other4.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

49%

of Grandview Heights' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Individual income tax
49%$18.5 million
Property tax
8.4%$3.2 million
Business income tax
6.8%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$822 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$729 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Water$109 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$576 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$8.1 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.6 million
Fines
0.4%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments6.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

22%

of Grandview Heights' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$617 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$388 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$834 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$2.4 million
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$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$341 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grandview Heights. 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 City of Grandview Heights 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.