Town government · Fayette County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rossville took in $2.2 million and spent $134 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other13%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
34%$773 thousand
Sales tax
18%$399 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$134 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$574 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$255 thousand
  • Water$219 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$145 thousand
Fines
6.1%$136 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt15%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
66%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Police$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$26 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rossville. 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 Rossville 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.