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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milton took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%Fees for services (garbage collection)21%State tax money18%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Milton'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 taxes48%

Property tax
45%$843 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$387 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$280 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$164 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$331 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
2.7%$51 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Milton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$604 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
  • Police$115 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$420 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$257 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$341 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$341 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milton. 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 Milton 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.