Town government · Richland County, WI

Buena Vista's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buena Vista took in $522 thousand and spent $383 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection)28%Federal tax money18%Town taxes18%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Buena Vista'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 taxes18%

Property tax
16%$83 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$147 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$105 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$95 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$171 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

28%

of Buena Vista'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
33%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buena Vista. 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 Buena Vista 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.