Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lanesborough took in $13.8 million and spent $11.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Fines and other9.0%State tax money8.0%Fees for services (sewer)4.2%

What stands out

9%

of Lanesborough's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
73%$10.1 million
Other taxes
5.9%$820 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$535 thousand
  • Other licenses$285 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$498 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$1.1 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments52%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

52%

of Lanesborough'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
52%$6.2 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$6.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.6 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$365 thousand
  • Government buildings$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$903 thousand
  • Fire protection$399 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$189 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$156 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$156 thousand
Social services
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lanesborough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lanesborough 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.