Borough government · Bedford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saxton took in $1.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)53%Borough taxes20%Fines and other15%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes20%

Property tax
12%$125 thousand
Individual income tax
5.7%$57 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$533 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$456 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$36 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$44 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$40 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$144 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Saxton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$990 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$990 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Saxton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Saxton 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.