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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $900 thousand and spent $541 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money26%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.7%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$486 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$113 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$234 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals2.8%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

13%

of Farmington'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
52%$281 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$281 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$107 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)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.