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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deerfield took in $370 thousand and spent $289 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money44%Federal tax money11%Fees for services0.5%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Deerfield's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
45%$165 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 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%$39 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$161 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Deerfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Deerfield. 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 Deerfield 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.