Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Becket took in $8.7 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes80%

Property tax
78%$6.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$103 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$416 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$309 thousand
  • Garbage collection$107 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%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Schools and colleges5.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

25%

of Becket'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
46%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$364 thousand
  • Government buildings$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$2.4 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$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$542 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$421 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Schools and colleges
5.2%$491 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$491 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$160 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Social services
0.3%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Becket. 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 Becket 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.