Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brimfield took in $13.4 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money19%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)3.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Brimfield's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
65%$8.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$244 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$141 thousand
  • Other licenses$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$498 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other service charges and 2 more
  • School tuition and transportation$264 thousand
  • Other service charges$216 thousand
  • School lunches$17 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.4 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.5 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$73 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges43%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

43%

of Brimfield's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
43%$5.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.9 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$2.4 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$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.2 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$368 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$709 thousand
  • Police$326 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$235 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$219 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$219 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$71 thousand
Social services
0.3%$43 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$43 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brimfield. 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 Brimfield 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.