Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Erving took in $15.4 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer, water)2.7%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

77%

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

Town taxes77%

Property tax
77%$11.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$416 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$265 thousand
  • Water$117 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$395 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$161 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges34%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments8.5%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

34%

of Erving's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
34%$5.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.5 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$359 thousand
  • Government buildings$264 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
  • Water supply$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.5%$1.3 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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$938 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$427 thousand
  • Fire protection$309 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$303 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$41 thousand
Social services
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Erving. 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 Erving 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.