Town government · Door County, WI

Baileys Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baileys Harbor took in $2.8 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)25%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Baileys Harbor's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
57%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.7%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$690 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$479 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$183 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$124 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

16%

of Baileys Harbor'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%

Running the government and other costs
59%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$212 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$694 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$682 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$362 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$225 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Baileys Harbor. 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 Baileys Harbor 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.