Town government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Scott took in $4.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money24%Town taxes24%Fines and other11%County and local tax money2.9%

What stands out

38%

of Scott'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 taxes24%

Property tax
22%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$883 thousand
  • Water$424 thousand
  • Garbage collection$249 thousand
  • Road charges$156 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.1 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$134 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$519 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

38%

of Scott'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$858 thousand
  • Water supply$387 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$714 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$264 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$892 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$892 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scott. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Scott 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.