Misato Town finances

宮城県美里町の財政

Town Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Population 22,826 Area 74.99 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥15.4B
Per resident ¥673,483
Local bonds outstanding
¥11.7B
Per resident ¥513,548
Reserve funds
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥143,784
Fiscal strength index
0.42
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Miyagi Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.42
#886 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratio
89.9%
#656 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
708090100
What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentWorse than peers
¥513,548
#824 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥143,784
#1223 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
25.1%
#1500 of 1741 in Japan · #35 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
21.3%
#1032 of 1718 in Japan · #21 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥15.8B · per resident ¥691,727

Local taxes 16.4%Shared taxes and grants 6.1%Local allocation tax 27.0%National subsidies 18.0%Prefectural subsidies 4.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 19.2%Donations 0.2%Other 8.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.6B¥113,75416.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥961M¥42,1146.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.3B¥186,58227.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.8B¥124,38818.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥728M¥31,8734.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.0B¥132,97119.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥26M¥1,1310.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.3B¥58,9158.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥21M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.8B¥253,892¥56,48137.7%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.7B¥161,335¥168,25824.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.5B¥64,621¥66,2739.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.1B¥48,615¥30,1657.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥997M¥43,662¥35,8346.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥856M¥37,489¥40,6735.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥662M¥29,015¥7,5084.3%
Fire & emergency¥504M¥22,077¥17,4743.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥187M¥8,192¥5,7691.2%
Assembly¥94M¥4,112¥3,8460.6%
Labor¥10M¥454¥2190.1%
Disaster recovery¥451,000¥20¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥54,870 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥869M
Per resident ¥38,058 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥67,723 (median ¥61,434)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 32.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

22K23K24K25K26K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202422,826¥15.4B¥11.7B¥3.3B0.4289.9%—
FY202323,195¥11.1B¥9.8B¥3.8B0.4191.5%—
FY202223,483¥11.5B¥10.2B¥3.5B0.4189.9%—
FY202123,845¥12.0B¥10.5B¥3.5B0.4284.6%—
FY202024,213¥14.5B¥10.8B¥3.1B0.4389.6%—
FY201924,395¥11.1B¥10.9B¥3.1B0.4392.9%—
FY201824,597¥10.8B¥11.0B¥2.9B0.4291.5%—
FY201724,707¥9.9B¥11.2B¥3.0B0.4291.8%—
FY201624,975¥10.0B¥11.9B¥3.3B0.4289.5%—
FY201525,185¥10.3B¥12.7B¥3.5B0.4190.8%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)