Village government · Sauk County, WI

North Freedom's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Freedom took in $1.0 million and spent $878 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Village taxes20%County and local tax money6.2%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

44%

of North Freedom's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes20%

Property tax
19%$195 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$246 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$36 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$447 thousand

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$64 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

38%

of North Freedom's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
38%$338 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$260 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$72 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of North Freedom. 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 Village of North Freedom 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.