Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blandford took in $6.5 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money21%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)18%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

18%

of Blandford'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 taxes57%

Property tax
56%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$601 thousand
  • Other service charges$515 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$234 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Sent to other local governments25%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

25%

of Blandford'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
42%$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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$307 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$1.5 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$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$795 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$795 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$247 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$247 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$98 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.4%$203 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$203 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$167 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$71 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blandford. 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 Blandford 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.