Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Granby took in $27.9 million and spent $26.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money29%Federal tax money8.5%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)3.8%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

8.5%

of Granby's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$15.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$633 thousand
  • Sewer$265 thousand
  • Other school charges$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • School lunches$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$2.4 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$8.2 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$768 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$214 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

55%

of Granby'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
55%$14.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$523 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$520 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$366 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$386 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$767 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$716 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$528 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$401 thousand
  • Sewer systems$127 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$462 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$217 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$212 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Social services
0.1%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Granby. 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 Granby 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.