Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Troy took in $2.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money18%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
49%$986 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$114 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$217 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$112 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$283 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$360 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$31 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Health and hospitals2.9%

What stands out

7.8%

of Troy'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
42%$674 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$674 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$414 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Troy. 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 Troy 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.