Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chester took in $6.4 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (electric power, water)24%Federal tax money18%State tax money11%

What stands out

24%

of Chester's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.8%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$1.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$698 thousand

Fines and other-0.8%

Interest, rents and other
-0.8%-$51 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Housing and community development7.1%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

29%

of Chester'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
29%$1.6 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$911 thousand
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$550 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$837 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$837 thousand
Housing and community development
7.1%$396 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.2%$179 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$179 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Social services
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chester. 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 Chester 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.