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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belmont took in $1.4 million and spent $164 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)89%City taxes9.9%Fines and other1.4%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Belmont's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.9%

Property tax
6.7%$96 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$811 thousand
  • Sewer$293 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$20 thousand

Where it goes

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

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Water supply$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belmont. 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 City of Belmont 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.