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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Medford took in $3.6 million and spent $421 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)32%City taxes14%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

46%

of Medford's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes14%

Sales tax
14%$492 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$591 thousand
  • Water$326 thousand
  • Garbage collection$151 thousand
  • Sewer$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$153 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$123 thousand

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
46%$1.7 million
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

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

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs3.1%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$221 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$218 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
44%$187 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.1%$13 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Medford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Medford 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.