Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lee took in $32.6 million and spent $34.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

16%

of Lee'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
48%$15.5 million
Other taxes
5.3%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • School lunches$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$1.2 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.4 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges47%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

47%

of Lee'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
47%$16.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$8.2 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$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$491 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
  • Government buildings$168 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$709 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$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$1.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$377 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$253 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$332 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$171 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$161 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lee. 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 Lee 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.