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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bolton took in $46.0 million and spent $38.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes40%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)1.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$18.3 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$517 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$284 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
  • School lunches$102 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$21 thousand
  • Other school charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$25.9 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$267 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$908 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

49%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$19.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$417 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$830 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$686 thousand
  • Fire protection$592 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$528 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$269 thousand
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$269 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$190 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bolton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bolton 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.