Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harwich took in $80.2 million and spent $71.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%State tax money2.4%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Harwich's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
71%$56.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$16.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Ports and waterways$189 thousand
  • Parking$19 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$723 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$2.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$855 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

41%

of Harwich's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$29.2 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$29.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$15.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$651 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$201 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$917 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$153 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$234 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$234 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$158 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$158 thousand
Social services
0.2%$116 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Harwich. 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 Harwich 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.