Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Groton took in $63.4 million and spent $64.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%Fees for services (electric power, water)28%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Groton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
60%$38.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$629 thousand
  • Other licenses$537 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$17.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$12.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$740 thousand
  • Garbage collection$347 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$1.5 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$4.6 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$82 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$299 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Schools and colleges6.5%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

39%

of Groton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
39%$24.9 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$24.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$15.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$12.5 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$9.5 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$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$824 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$531 thousand
  • Government buildings$503 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$712 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.5%$4.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$904 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$718 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$751 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$688 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$44 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Groton. 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 Groton 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.