Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Easthampton took in $74.1 million and spent $62.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money34%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)8.1%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Easthampton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
44%$32.8 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$886 thousand
  • Other licenses$623 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other school charges$96 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$80 thousand
  • School lunches$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$6.4 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$25.5 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$748 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%All other spending13%

What stands out

47%

of Easthampton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
47%$29.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$29.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$829 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$472 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$2.9 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$2.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$137 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.9 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$910 thousand
  • Libraries$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$598 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$598 thousand
Social services
0.5%$287 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$287 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Easthampton. 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 Easthampton 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.