City government · Rutherford County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Murfreesboro took in $418 million and spent $416 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%State tax money20%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%County and local tax money11%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

11%

of Murfreesboro's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes40%

Sales tax
17%$72.1 million
Property tax
17%$69.0 million
Other taxes
6.0%$25.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.8 million
  • Other licenses$6.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$73.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$55.1 million
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Airport$3.4 million
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$517 thousand
  • School lunches$480 thousand
  • Transit fares$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$21.6 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$82.6 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$45.7 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$28.1 million
Fines
0.1%$580 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.2%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

31%

of Murfreesboro'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
31%$128 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$128 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$92.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$53.8 million
  • Fire protection$32.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$79.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$69.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$54.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$34.8 million
  • Public transit$12.7 million
  • Airports$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$25.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$23.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22.6 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$9.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$630 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.8 million
Social services
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Murfreesboro. 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 Murfreesboro 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.