City government · Davidson County, TN

Forest Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Forest Hills took in $2.6 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%State tax money26%County and local tax money19%Fines and other17%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
28%$734 thousand
Other taxes
10%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$183 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$695 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$500 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$440 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Forest Hills' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$932 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$544 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$370 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Forest Hills. 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 Forest Hills 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.