Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cummington took in $3.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money18%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Cummington'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 taxes65%

Property tax
63%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$517 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$430 thousand
  • Water$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$87 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$644 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Sent to other local governments27%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

27%

of Cummington'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
34%$995 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$836 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$790 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$789 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$673 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$673 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$88 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$43 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$50 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.4%$42 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Social services
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cummington. 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 Cummington 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.