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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milford took in $441 thousand and spent $441 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Milford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
31%$135 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$59 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$130 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Milford'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$153 thousand
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$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milford. 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 Milford 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.