Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Deerfield took in $22.9 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Deerfield'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 taxes62%

Property tax
59%$13.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$649 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$397 thousand
  • Other licenses$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$993 thousand
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$128 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$987 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$4.4 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$340 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$478 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Schools and colleges27%Sent to other local governments16%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking5.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

29%

of Deerfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$236 thousand
Schools and colleges
27%$7.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.8 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$4.7 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$4.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.6 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$287 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$109 thousand
Social services
0.1%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 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 Deerfield. 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 Deerfield 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.