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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Guilford took in $6.0 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes97%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

97%

of Guilford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes97%

Property tax

97%$5.8 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state

2.8%$165 thousand

Where it goes

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

Roads, transit and parking61%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt0.2%

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

61%$810 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$810 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

21%$276 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police

Fire protection$273 thousand
Police$3 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$184 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$158 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.6%$34 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$34 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.1%$14 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Guilford. 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 Guilford 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.