Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clarksburg took in $6.9 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes38%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services (sewer)4.3%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$297 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$282 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$387 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$3.3 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$283 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$21 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

53%

of Clarksburg'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
53%$3.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 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$901 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$868 thousand
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$866 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$439 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$439 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$309 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$304 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$139 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Social services
0.7%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 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 Clarksburg. 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 Clarksburg 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.