Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Brookfield took in $12.1 million and spent $12.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money29%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)6.0%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

7.5%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
53%$6.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$722 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$394 thousand
  • Water$160 thousand
  • Garbage collection$144 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$901 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$3.6 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$234 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$148 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

39%

of Brookfield'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
39%$4.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$397 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.9 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$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$842 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$581 thousand
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$626 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$626 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$322 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
  • Water supply$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$295 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$179 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Social services
0.6%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 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 Brookfield. 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 Brookfield 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.