City government · Comal County, TX

Garden Ridge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Garden Ridge took in $6.2 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money8.3%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

8.6%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
40%$2.5 million
Other taxes
9.8%$605 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$491 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.6%$534 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$512 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$139 thousand
Fines
1.8%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

30%

of Garden Ridge'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
40%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$852 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)$665 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$412 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$211 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$201 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garden Ridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Garden Ridge 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.