Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bernardston took in $6.7 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money13%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Bernardston's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
75%$5.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$858 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$707 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments52%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

52%

of Bernardston'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
52%$3.4 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$3.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 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$781 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$584 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$288 thousand
  • Fire protection$271 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bernardston. 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 Bernardston 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.