Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eastham took in $48.3 million and spent $47.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Eastham'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
62%$30.0 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$983 thousand
  • Other licenses$637 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$982 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$617 thousand
  • Water$538 thousand
  • Parking$27 thousand
  • School lunches$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$11.3 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$164 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Schools and colleges12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments12%All other spending11%

What stands out

24%

of Eastham'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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$13.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$852 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$11.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$10.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$936 thousand
Schools and colleges
12%$5.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$277 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$5.6 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$5.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$59 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$1.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$433 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$997 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$552 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$445 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$921 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$921 thousand
Social services
0.1%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eastham. 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 Eastham 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.