Town government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Saratoga took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes27%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Saratoga'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 taxes27%

Property tax
23%$646 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$320 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$259 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$1.4 million

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%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$51 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

13%

of Saratoga'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
53%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$256 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$325 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$325 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$294 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)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$83 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$83 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Saratoga. 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 Saratoga 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.