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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Berlin took in $112 million and spent $164 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%State tax money9.7%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Berlin's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
77%$85.9 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • School lunches$551 thousand
  • Other school charges$13 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$10.8 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$406 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

47%

of Berlin's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
47%$77.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$77.3 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$59.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$51.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berlin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Berlin 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.