Village government · Cuyahoga County, OH

Highland Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highland Hills took in $10.6 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes73%County and local tax money16%Fines and other11%Fees for services (hospital bills)0.6%

What stands out

66%

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

Village taxes73%

Individual income tax
66%$7.0 million
Property tax
4.0%$426 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$354 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$277 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$1.7 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$854 thousand
Fines
2.6%$280 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Sent to other local governments32%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

32%

of Highland Hills' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$142 thousand
Sent to other local governments
32%$2.1 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$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$622 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$208 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$400 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$400 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and gas supply
  • Electric power$323 thousand
  • Gas supply$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Highland Hills. 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 Village of Highland Hills 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.