Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hardwick took in $8.5 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money15%Fines and other10%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.3%Federal tax money6.4%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

9.3%

of Hardwick'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 taxes58%

Property tax
56%$4.8 million
Other taxes
1.9%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$113 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$794 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$732 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Water$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$545 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$157 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$880 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Schools and colleges26%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

26%

of Hardwick's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
  • Water supply$15 thousand
Schools and colleges
26%$2.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.8 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$961 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$709 thousand
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$953 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$953 thousand
Housing and community development
5.7%$573 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$316 thousand
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$302 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Social services
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hardwick. 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 Hardwick 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.