Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Groveland took in $30.5 million and spent $31.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (electric power, water)27%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

27%

of Groveland'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 taxes63%

Property tax
63%$19.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.2 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$550 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$739 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$352 thousand
Fines
0.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

43%

of Groveland'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
43%$13.2 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$13.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$577 thousand
  • Sewer systems$446 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.4 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$453 thousand
  • Government buildings$274 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$356 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$288 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$283 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$256 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$256 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$194 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Groveland. 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 Groveland 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.