Town government · Hanover County, VA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ashland took in $18.1 million and spent $15.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money32%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.1%

What stands out

37%

of Ashland's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes54%

Other taxes
37%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$632 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$467 thousand
  • Other licenses$319 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$256 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$2.3 million
Sales tax
5.1%$919 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$377 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.9 million
Fines
0.5%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking23%Housing and community development13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

13%

of Ashland's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$939 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$382 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$509 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Housing and community development
13%$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$597 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$597 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$310 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ashland 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.