Town government · Buffalo County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo took in $343 thousand and spent $387 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money34%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.6%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

22%

of Buffalo's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
23%$79 thousand
Other taxes
22%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$72 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$37 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$118 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

36%

of Buffalo's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$186 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$141 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buffalo. 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 Buffalo 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.