Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Granville took in $5.4 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

69%

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

Town taxes71%

Property tax
69%$3.7 million
Other taxes
2.3%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$91 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments40%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

40%

of Granville'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
40%$1.8 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$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$959 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$590 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$433 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Social services
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Granville. 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 Granville 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.