Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belchertown took in $65.8 million and spent $71.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.4%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

34%

of Belchertown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
51%$33.5 million
Other taxes
0.8%$509 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$276 thousand
  • Other licenses$233 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 8 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$406 thousand
  • Other school charges$142 thousand
  • School lunches$102 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$44 thousand
  • Transit fares$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$3.5 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$22.3 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$846 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Sent to other local governments3.1%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

55%

of Belchertown'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%$39.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.7 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$18.9 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$16.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$934 thousand
  • Government buildings$832 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$287 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$2.2 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$2.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$404 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$969 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$586 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
Social services
0.4%$263 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$263 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$263 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$94 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belchertown. 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 Belchertown 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.