Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hinsdale took in $6.7 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

13%

of Hinsdale'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 taxes74%

Property tax
73%$4.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$887 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$368 thousand
  • Water$310 thousand
  • Other service charges$152 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$195 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$666 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments45%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

45%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
45%$2.5 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.1 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$561 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$227 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$544 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$544 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$480 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$340 thousand
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$205 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
  • Water supply$106 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.4%$188 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$188 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$113 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$95 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Social services
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$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 Hinsdale. 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 Hinsdale 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.