Town government · Worcester County, MA

East Brookfield's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Brookfield took in $6.5 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (water)13%State tax money9.5%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

13%

of East Brookfield'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 taxes70%

Property tax
70%$4.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$819 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$472 thousand
  • Water$346 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$330 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$612 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$162 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

31%

of East Brookfield'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
31%$2.3 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$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.4 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$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
  • Government buildings$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$566 thousand
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$330 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$313 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.4%$104 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$104 thousand
Social services
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Brookfield. 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 East Brookfield 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.