Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cylon took in $464 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Cylon'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 taxes47%

Property tax
46%$215 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$37 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$151 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

12%

of Cylon'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
65%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$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 Cylon. 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 Cylon 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.