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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sisters took in $4.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)55%City taxes36%State tax money8.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Sisters' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.6%$255 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$200 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$902 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$298 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$401 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

8.7%

of Sisters' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$732 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$997 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$306 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$714 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$714 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$372 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$372 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$228 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sisters. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sisters 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.