Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamilton took in $40.0 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%Fees for services (water)5.5%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

82%

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

Town taxes84%

Property tax
82%$32.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$497 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$433 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$296 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$1.7 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$368 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$186 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments63%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

63%

of Hamilton'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
63%$22.0 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$21.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$895 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$560 thousand
  • Government buildings$318 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$925 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$228 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$961 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$961 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$493 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$493 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$360 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$232 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$270 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$270 thousand
Social services
0.1%$46 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$46 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hamilton. 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 Hamilton 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.