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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ridgeley took in $694 thousand and spent $731 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Town taxes34%Fines and other19%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

28%

of Ridgeley'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 taxes34%

Other taxes
28%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$145 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.6%$39 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Sewer$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other19%

Fines
9.7%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
8.9%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Ridgeley'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$230 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$140 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$70 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ridgeley. 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 Ridgeley 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.