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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Roxbury took in $879 thousand and spent $673 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes46%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$408 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$453 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Roxbury'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
36%$241 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$241 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Roxbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Town of Roxbury 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.