City government · Cuyahoga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Strongsville took in $79.0 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)18%County and local tax money1.8%State tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Strongsville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes79%

Individual income tax
51%$40.0 million
Property tax
16%$12.4 million
Business income tax
7.6%$6.0 million
Other taxes
4.9%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$614 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$388 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$92 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$816 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$1.4 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Strongsville. 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 City of Strongsville 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.