Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hadley took in $26.9 million and spent $26.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money22%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Hadley'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 taxes60%

Property tax
53%$14.1 million
Other taxes
7.3%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$341 thousand
  • Transit fares$154 thousand
  • School lunches$24 thousand
  • Other school charges$15 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$1 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$558 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$5.9 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$907 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$572 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges44%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

44%

of Hadley'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
44%$11.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.0 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$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$550 thousand
  • Government buildings$282 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$690 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$495 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$871 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$1.2 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$1.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$232 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$572 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$532 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$458 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$412 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$335 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$335 thousand
Social services
0.3%$82 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hadley. 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 Hadley 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.