Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Auburn took in $82.4 million and spent $80.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.1%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

6.5%

of Auburn's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
59%$48.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$566 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$630 thousand
  • Other service charges$400 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$345 thousand
  • School lunches$156 thousand
  • Other school charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$5.4 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$16.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$486 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$3.0 million
Fines
0.1%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

55%

of Auburn's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
55%$44.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$12.8 million
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$9.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$658 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$1.8 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$208 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$708 thousand
  • Libraries$528 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$985 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$350 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$350 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$73 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Auburn. 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 Auburn 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.