Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Berlin took in $16.2 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.1%Fees for services3.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

85%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
85%$13.8 million
Other taxes
3.7%$593 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$362 thousand
  • Other licenses$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$496 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$496 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%$509 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$687 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments51%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

51%

of Berlin'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
51%$6.8 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$6.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$397 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.7 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$308 thousand
  • Government buildings$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$677 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$677 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$155 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$118 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Social services
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berlin. 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 Berlin 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.