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Spring Green's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Green took in $922 thousand and spent $801 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

12%

of Spring Green'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 taxes55%

Property tax
50%$459 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$108 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$250 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Spring Green'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
47%$376 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$376 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$169 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$131 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)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spring Green. 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 Spring Green 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.