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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plainville took in $100 million and spent $85.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money39%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)4.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

39%

of Plainville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$54.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$545 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$545 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 6 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • School lunches$414 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
  • Airport$139 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$13 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$38.9 million

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.1%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$648 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges69%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

69%

of Plainville'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
69%$59.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$59.0 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$10.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$992 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$804 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$475 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$840 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
Social services
0.7%$635 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$635 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$595 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$517 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$517 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$262 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$262 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plainville. 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 Plainville 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.