AWC’s Tax and User Fee Survey (TUFS) is the state’s premier source for information on municipal taxes, rates, and fees. This comprehensive data source serves as an integral comparative tool for municipal budget cycles and a resource for city policy making.

This year, our TUFS report boasts the largest response rate in nearly ten years. 208 cities responded to the municipal taxes and fees TUFS. These cities represent 68% of the state’s incorporated population. 179 cities responded to the planning and development fees survey, accounting for 63% of the state’s incorporated population. 188 cities responded to the utility rates and fees survey, representing 86% of all cities owning/operating their own utilities and representative of 59% of the state’s incorporated population.

The 2020 data analysis includes an enhanced comparison tool of “cluster analysis,” a statistical approach that allows cities to be sorted into mutually exclusive groups based on population, five-year population growth, five-year sales tax growth, assessed value per capita (as of 2018), and five-year assessed value growth.

More information regarding the Tax and User Fee Survey is available here. The most recent survey data is available for members and associate members. Corresponding data visualizations are available for the general public via Tableau. View the full report here.