Town government · Dane County, WI

Cottage Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cottage Grove took in $2.8 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.3%County and local tax money9.2%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

9.2%

of Cottage Grove's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
56%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.2%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$264 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$249 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$29 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$441 thousand

County and local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.2%$261 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$83 thousand
Fines
1.1%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals8.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

12%

of Cottage Grove'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
36%$952 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$952 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$740 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$423 thousand
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$395 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$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$331 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.2%$219 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$219 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cottage Grove. 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 Cottage Grove 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.