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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sandwich took in $10.3 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%City taxes25%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%Fines and other16%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Sandwich's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
17%$1.8 million
Other taxes
7.7%$792 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$695 thousand
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$659 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$4.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.5 million
Fines
1.4%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Sandwich's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$296 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$575 thousand
  • Water supply$506 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sandwich. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sandwich 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.