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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montrose took in $1.1 million and spent $811 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%State tax money37%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.8%Federal tax money5.6%

What stands out

11%

of Montrose's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
37%$396 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$60 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$397 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Health and hospitals5.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Montrose'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%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$418 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$418 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$197 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Montrose. 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 Montrose 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.