Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hatfield took in $17.4 million and spent $17.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.5%County and local tax money5.2%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

8.5%

of Hatfield'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 taxes53%

Property tax
52%$9.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$562 thousand
  • Sewer$560 thousand
  • Other service charges$251 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$79 thousand
  • School lunches$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$866 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.8 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$902 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$101 thousand
Fines
0.5%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

48%

of Hatfield'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
48%$8.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.9 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$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
  • Government buildings$397 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$186 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$565 thousand
  • Sewer systems$375 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$667 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$269 thousand
  • Fire protection$235 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$134 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$618 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$603 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$250 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$43 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Social services
0.2%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hatfield. 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 Hatfield 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.