Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Goshen took in $5.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)7.7%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

7.7%

of Goshen'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 taxes67%

Property tax
64%$3.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$143 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$403 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$102 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Schools and colleges22%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

22%

of Goshen'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.7 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
Schools and colleges
22%$1.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$829 thousand
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$827 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$625 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$625 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$179 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Police$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Social services
1.2%$56 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Goshen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Goshen 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.