Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hubbardston took in $12.7 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money23%Federal tax money4.8%Fees for services2.2%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

4.8%

of Hubbardston's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
67%$8.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$125 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$282 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$604 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.9 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$172 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments43%Running the government and other costs18%Schools and colleges18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

43%

of Hubbardston'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
43%$5.5 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$5.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.3 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$241 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Schools and colleges
18%$2.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$743 thousand
  • Fire protection$483 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$239 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$18 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hubbardston. 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 Hubbardston 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.