Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ashby took in $9.4 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money3.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

80%

of Ashby's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
80%$7.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$344 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$226 thousand
  • Other licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 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%$332 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$838 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Sent to other local governments22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

22%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$13.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$11.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$301 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$4.5 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$4.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$897 thousand
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$798 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$798 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$192 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$192 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$125 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Social services
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$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 Ashby. 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 Ashby 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.