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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roslyn took in $283 thousand and spent $209 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money9.9%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax

29%$81 thousand

Property tax

18%$52 thousand

Other taxes

0.4%$1 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses

Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$91 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$35 thousand
Sewer$30 thousand
Garbage collection$17 thousand
Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government

1.1%$3 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state

9.9%$28 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other

8.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking26%Interest on debt4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Roslyn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

34%$71 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Government buildings$17 thousand
Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

31%$65 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$34 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sewer systems$15 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

26%$54 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$54 thousand

Interest on debt

4.8%$10 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.4%$5 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.0%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.0%$2 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation

Inspections and regulation$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roslyn. 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 Town of Roslyn 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.