Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lenox took in $35.6 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Federal tax money6.9%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

12%

of Lenox's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
48%$17.2 million
Other taxes
12%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.1 million
  • Other licenses$362 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$628 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Other school charges$44 thousand
  • School lunches$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$2.5 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$5.1 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%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$700 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

52%

of Lenox'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
52%$18.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$920 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$499 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$677 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$924 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$512 thousand
  • Libraries$412 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$672 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$672 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$397 thousand
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$317 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$347 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$251 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$96 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lenox. 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 Lenox 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.