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Cottonwood Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cottonwood Heights took in $22.9 million and spent $55.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%State tax money22%Fines and other13%Fees for services2.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Cottonwood Heights' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Sales tax
38%$8.8 million
Other taxes
15%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$357 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$177 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.9%$2.0 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$570 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$5.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$111 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.7 million
Fines
1.2%$266 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails78%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Housing and community development1.2%Interest on debt1.1%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

78%

of Cottonwood Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
78%$43.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$36.6 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$652 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$597 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cottonwood Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Cottonwood Heights 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.