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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moscow took in $853 thousand and spent $906 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes43%State tax money9.8%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

40%

of Moscow's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
40%$337 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and public utility taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$371 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Sewer$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$84 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
3.4%$29 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking0.9%Health and hospitals0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Moscow's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$373 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$247 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
  • Electric power$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$311 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$305 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$207 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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 Moscow. 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 Moscow 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.