Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dalton took in $20.4 million and spent $18.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.6%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

6.8%

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

Town taxes76%

Property tax
75%$15.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$224 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$137 thousand
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$1.4 million

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$170 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments57%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

57%

of Dalton'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
57%$10.4 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$10.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.4 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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$838 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$838 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$360 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$321 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$212 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$200 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$200 thousand
Social services
0.4%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$28 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 Dalton. 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 Dalton 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.