Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Egremont took in $6.7 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money22%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)4.2%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

4.2%

of Egremont'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 taxes73%

Property tax
70%$4.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$182 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$280 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$254 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$36 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Sent to other local governments27%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

27%

of Egremont's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
27%$1.7 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$850 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$850 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$724 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$494 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$249 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$151 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17 thousand
Social services
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 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 Egremont. 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 Egremont 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.