Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Heath took in $3.3 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money22%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%

What stands out

8.5%

of Heath's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
69%$2.3 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$713 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking21%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

20%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$333 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$987 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$986 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.8%$38 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Social services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Heath. 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 Heath 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.