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Highland Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Highland Haven took in $675 thousand and spent $534 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%City taxes32%Fines and other11%State tax money8.1%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
30%$204 thousand
Sales tax
1.5%$10 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$334 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$227 thousand
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$55 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$71 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt5.2%

What stands out

47%

of Highland Haven's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$170 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Highland Haven. 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 Highland Haven 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.