Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bolton took in $28.1 million and spent $26.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.9%Fees for services1.7%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

90%

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

Town taxes91%

Property tax
90%$25.3 million
Other taxes
1.1%$320 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$187 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$464 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$464 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$527 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments65%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

65%

of Bolton'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
65%$17.1 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$17.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.7 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$305 thousand
  • Government buildings$247 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$535 thousand
  • Fire protection$493 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$531 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$480 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$317 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$317 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$217 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$216 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$159 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$159 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Social services
0.1%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bolton. 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 Bolton 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.