Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Avon took in $34.7 million and spent $35.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money19%Fees for services (water, school lunches)3.7%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

3.7%

of Avon'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 taxes69%

Property tax
67%$23.4 million
Other taxes
1.8%$635 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$417 thousand
  • Other licenses$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$808 thousand
  • Other service charges$414 thousand
  • School lunches$31 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$6.7 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$895 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$764 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

47%

of Avon'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
47%$16.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.0 million
  • Government buildings$990 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$626 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$1.1 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$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$918 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$918 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$662 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$634 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$527 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$527 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$503 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$391 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$313 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$313 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Avon. 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 Avon 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.