Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hopedale took in $34.9 million and spent $36.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Federal tax money6.5%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Hopedale'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
51%$17.8 million
Other taxes
2.2%$778 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$610 thousand
  • Other licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$871 thousand
  • Other service charges$433 thousand
  • Other school charges$154 thousand
  • School lunches$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$2.3 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$8.3 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$331 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

56%

of Hopedale'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
56%$20.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$20.3 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.2 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$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$557 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$306 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$915 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$859 thousand
  • Sewer systems$813 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$962 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$962 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$930 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$924 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$516 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$449 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$312 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$238 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
Social services
0.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hopedale. 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 Hopedale 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.