Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money21%Fines and other20%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Farmington's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
42%$585 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$197 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$292 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$272 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs7.9%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

19%

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
59%$882 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$882 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$291 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$291 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$210 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$119 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)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 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.