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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moscow took in $680 thousand and spent $609 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.0%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

9%

of Moscow'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 taxes53%

Property tax
53%$360 thousand

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$31 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$204 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Interest on debt3.8%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

7.1%

of Moscow'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
60%$365 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Moscow. 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 Moscow 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.