Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Buckland took in $9.4 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)3.6%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

40%

of Buckland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
50%$4.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$344 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$284 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$217 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$265 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

31%

of Buckland's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
31%$2.8 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$2.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$265 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$706 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$327 thousand
  • Water supply$285 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$198 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Social services
0.5%$43 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$43 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buckland. 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 Buckland 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.