Village government · Vernon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Readstown took in $692 thousand and spent $680 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Village taxes17%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money8.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes17%

Property tax

14%$97 thousand

Other taxes

2.7%$19 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes

Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services

31%$217 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more

Sewer$131 thousand
Other service charges$33 thousand
Water$28 thousand
Garbage collection$23 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government

0.3%$2 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state

35%$240 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

8.1%$56 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other

8.7%$60 thousand

Fines

0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

of Readstown's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

37%$252 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$180 thousand
Water supply$47 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

20%$133 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$133 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$128 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)$37 thousand
Government buildings$35 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.5%$58 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$48 thousand
Police$9 thousand
Courts and legal services$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.4%$50 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$30 thousand
Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Health and hospitals

5.0%$34 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$34 thousand

Interest on debt

3.7%$25 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Readstown. 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 Readstown 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.