Town government · Bristol County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Freetown took in $33.6 million and spent $28.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.1%State tax money7.3%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

8.1%

of Freetown'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 taxes81%

Property tax
80%$26.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$396 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$263 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$554 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$2.4 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$564 thousand
Fines
0.2%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments49%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

49%

of Freetown'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
49%$13.9 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$13.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.3 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$660 thousand
  • Government buildings$483 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$265 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$919 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Social services
0.4%$114 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$114 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freetown. 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 Freetown 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.