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Garden Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garden Valley took in $358 thousand and spent $262 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes41%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

52%

of Garden Valley's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
41%$145 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$22 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$185 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

66%

of Garden Valley'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
66%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$70 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)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Garden Valley. 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 Garden Valley 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.