Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hudson took in $95.8 million and spent $61.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.8%County and local tax money2.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Hudson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes67%

Property tax

66%$63.2 million

Other taxes

1.5%$1.4 million

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses

Other selective sales taxes$914 thousand
Other licenses$524 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services

9.8%$9.3 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more

Sewer$4.5 million
Water$4.0 million
Other service charges$667 thousand
Other school charges$110 thousand
School lunches$109 thousand
School tuition and transportation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state

19%$18.7 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.3%$2.2 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$870 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.8%

What stands out

98%

of Hudson's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$60.3 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$60.3 million

Sent to other local governments

1.8%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Sent to the state government$25 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hudson. 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 Hudson 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.