Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chesterfield took in $6.4 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Federal tax money18%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$583 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$555 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 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 money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.0 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Sent to other local governments27%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking11%Schools and colleges7.6%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

27%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.7 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$1.5 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$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$902 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$586 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
Schools and colleges
7.6%$418 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$418 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Social services
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 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
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield 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.