Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boxborough took in $27.5 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)1.7%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
82%$22.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$571 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$452 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$457 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.2 million

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$575 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments52%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

52%

of Boxborough'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%$12.9 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$12.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
  • Government buildings$322 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$285 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$479 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$567 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$445 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$229 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$224 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
  • Water supply$89 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.6%$152 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$152 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 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 Boxborough. 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 Boxborough 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.