Town government · Sauk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Freedom took in $545 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money27%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

5%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$358 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$4 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$146 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$8 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Health and hospitals1.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

68%

of Freedom'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
68%$321 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$321 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$96 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freedom. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Freedom 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.