Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colrain took in $6.4 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

11%

of Colrain'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 taxes66%

Property tax
66%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$680 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$623 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$161 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$969 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$356 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

41%

of Colrain'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
41%$2.5 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.0 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$908 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$524 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Police$144 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colrain. 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 Colrain 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.