Town government · Robertson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgetop took in $2.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)51%Town taxes41%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.7%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes41%

Other taxes
15%$328 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$246 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$298 thousand
Sales tax
13%$295 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas and sewer
  • Gas$649 thousand
  • Sewer$489 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$42 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$58 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

8.2%

of Ridgetop's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$910 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and sewer systems
  • Gas supply$475 thousand
  • Sewer systems$435 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.2%$135 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$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgetop. 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 Town of Ridgetop 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.