Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ashfield took in $7.8 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fines and other16%State tax money15%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)3.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$5.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$182 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.1 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges37%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

37%

of Ashfield'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
37%$2.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$501 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$373 thousand
  • Sewer systems$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$165 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$254 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$249 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$165 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$36 thousand
Social services
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 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 Ashfield. 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 Ashfield 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.