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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tunbridge took in $4.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money8.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

91%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
91%$3.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$363 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

7.2%

of Tunbridge's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$172 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$108 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$78 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tunbridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Tunbridge 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.