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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summit took in $581 thousand and spent $474 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money40%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

40%

of Summit's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$289 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$34 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$231 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

78%

of Summit's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$370 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$370 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Summit. 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 Summit 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.