Town government · Berkshire County, MA

Great Barrington's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Great Barrington took in $40.8 million and spent $36.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fees for services (sewer)12%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Great Barrington'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 taxes76%

Property tax
66%$26.9 million
Other taxes
10%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$449 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$1.1 million

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$3.7 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$197 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

50%

of Great Barrington'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
50%$18.0 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$18.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$919 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$728 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$394 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$672 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$515 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$559 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$140 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$140 thousand
Social services
0.3%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$31 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Great Barrington. 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 Great Barrington 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.