Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Huntington took in $7.4 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)4.9%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

33%

of Huntington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
60%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.6%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$363 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Water$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$69 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments43%Running the government and other costs30%Schools and colleges9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

43%

of Huntington'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%$2.8 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$2.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.9 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
Schools and colleges
9.1%$595 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$595 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$382 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$186 thousand
  • Water supply$102 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$260 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$138 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Social services
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Huntington. 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 Huntington 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.