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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montreal took in $1.1 million and spent $911 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money29%County and local tax money16%City taxes15%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

16%

of Montreal's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$149 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$229 thousand
  • Water$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$311 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$170 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Interest on debt7.8%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

7.8%

of Montreal's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$431 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$188 thousand
  • Water supply$185 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$140 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)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montreal. 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 City of Montreal 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.