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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Newfield took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money21%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.6%

What stands out

6.9%

of Newfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
68%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$346 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Newfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$374 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$167 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$81 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Social services
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Newfield 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.