Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ashburnham took in $28.3 million and spent $26.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)28%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

28%

of Ashburnham's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$16.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$435 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$254 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.8 million
  • Sewer$877 thousand
  • Water$737 thousand
  • Other service charges$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$980 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$361 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

31%

of Ashburnham's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
31%$8.2 million
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$8.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Sewer systems$449 thousand
  • Water supply$336 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$444 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$419 thousand
  • Government buildings$202 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$851 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$310 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$546 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$477 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$294 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$266 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Social services
0.4%$112 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ashburnham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ashburnham 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.