Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Conway took in $8.8 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money24%County and local tax money6.9%Federal tax money2.8%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, garbage collection)1.5%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

6.9%

of Conway's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$5.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other service charges and 2 more
  • School tuition and transportation$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • School lunches$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$248 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.1 million

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$604 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals2.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

42%

of Conway'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
42%$4.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.0 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$1.7 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.6 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$251 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$133 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 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 Conway. 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 Conway 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.