Town government · Wythe County, VA

Rural Retreat's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rural Retreat took in $2.9 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money15%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

19%

of Rural Retreat'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 taxes43%

Other taxes
19%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$291 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$138 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$500 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$179 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$615 thousand
  • Water$585 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$447 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Rural Retreat's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$749 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$175 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$897 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$472 thousand
  • Water supply$389 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$215 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$131 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rural Retreat. 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 Town of Rural Retreat 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.