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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Andover took in $1.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.8%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
62%$872 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$473 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Sent to other local governments21%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

38%

of Andover'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
38%$945 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$945 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$513 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$503 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$276 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$28 thousand
Social services
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Andover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Andover 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.