Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deerfield took in $3.9 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money10%County and local tax money6.7%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Deerfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes43%

Property tax
41%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$626 thousand
  • Sewer$602 thousand
  • Garbage collection$161 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$17 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$412 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$265 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$151 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

9.1%

of Deerfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$555 thousand
  • Water supply$467 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$785 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$496 thousand
  • Police$229 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$344 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$329 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$244 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$135 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$135 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.