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New Boston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), New Boston took in $1.0 million and spent $927 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, parks and recreation)71%State tax money19%Fines and other6.2%City taxes3.8%

What stands out

71%

of New Boston's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes3.8%

Property tax
3.6%$37 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$727 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Gas$303 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
  • Sewer$127 thousand
  • Water$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$198 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Interest on debt2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

44%

of New Boston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$406 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$300 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
  • Water supply$32 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$76 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Boston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of New Boston 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.