Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Barre took in $15.6 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.5%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Barre'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 taxes66%

Property tax
64%$10.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$231 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$886 thousand
  • Water$601 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$577 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$42 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$979 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments45%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

45%

of Barre'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
45%$6.2 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$6.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.5 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$485 thousand
  • Government buildings$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$996 thousand
  • Fire protection$643 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$389 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$996 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$996 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$940 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$564 thousand
  • Water supply$376 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$574 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$574 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$255 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$89 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$75 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Social services
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barre. 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 Barre 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.