Town government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rutland took in $1.2 million and spent $894 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money18%Federal tax money9.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.4%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

10%

of Rutland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
62%$740 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$115 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$213 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

18%

of Rutland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$479 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rutland. 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 Rutland 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.