Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gill took in $4.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.5%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

10%

of Gill'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 taxes72%

Property tax
72%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$434 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$368 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$479 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments47%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

47%

of Gill'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
47%$1.9 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$1.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$901 thousand
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$649 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$463 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$463 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$301 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$338 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$209 thousand
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gill. 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 Gill 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.