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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cranston took in $393 million and spent $376 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, school tuition and transportation)10%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Cranston's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
48%$188 million
Other taxes
1.1%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$40.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$23.2 million
  • Other service charges$12.0 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.3 million
  • School lunches$972 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$748 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$17.1 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$127 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$12.0 million
Fines
0.3%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Running the government and other costs2.9%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

62%

of Cranston's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$233 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$233 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$72.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$39.7 million
  • Police$30.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$24.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$24.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$14.9 million
Running the government and other costs
2.9%$10.9 million
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$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$83 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$288 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cranston. 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 Cranston 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.