Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest took in $436 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money39%Federal tax money7.6%Fees for services0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$227 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$33 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$172 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs8.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Health and hospitals1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

87%

of Forest's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
87%$990 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$990 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Forest. 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 Forest 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.