Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dunstable took in $13.5 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money5.0%Fees for services (water)2.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

83%

of Dunstable's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
83%$11.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$70 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$286 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$189 thousand
  • Other service charges$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$671 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$1.1 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$43 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments59%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

59%

of Dunstable'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
59%$7.4 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$7.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$269 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$856 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$856 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$326 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$246 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$123 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$76 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dunstable. 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 Dunstable 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.