Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hanover took in $79.3 million and spent $86.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money17%Fees for services (water, school tuition and transportation)7.2%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

5.4%

of Hanover's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
66%$52.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$881 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$292 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; school tuition and transportation and 3 more
  • Water$4.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$668 thousand
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • Other school charges$188 thousand
  • School lunches$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$4.3 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$13.7 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$2.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

56%

of Hanover's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
56%$48.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$48.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$19.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.4 million
  • Government buildings$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$580 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.8 million
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$222 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$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$1.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$584 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$577 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Social services
0.3%$217 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$217 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hanover. 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 Hanover 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.