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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montello took in $276 thousand and spent $199 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money30%Federal tax money20%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Montello's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
43%$118 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$55 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$82 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%

What stands out

19%

of Montello's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
  • Parking$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$64 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)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montello. 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 Montello 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.