Town government · Harding County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Buffalo took in $716 thousand and spent $573 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (liquor stores)35%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Buffalo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes57%

Sales tax
38%$272 thousand
Property tax
18%$131 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and liquor stores
  • Other service charges$240 thousand
  • Liquor stores$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Interest on debt3.3%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

70%

of Buffalo's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$403 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buffalo. 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 Town of Buffalo 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.