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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avon took in $345 thousand and spent $308 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money45%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

9.3%

of Avon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$152 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.3%$32 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$154 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

3.6%

of Avon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$61 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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avon. 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 Avon 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.