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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Greenfield took in $64.8 million and spent $58.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)19%State tax money11%Fines and other9.7%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

54%

of Greenfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
54%$34.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$720 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$437 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$26 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$897 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$7.0 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$2.2 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$5.5 million
Fines
1.3%$826 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending13%

What stands out

8.3%

of Greenfield's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$18.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$12.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$485 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$473 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$660 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.3%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Greenfield. 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 City of Greenfield 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.