Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leverett took in $8.5 million and spent $9.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money14%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money2.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

8%

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

Town taxes70%

Property tax
69%$5.9 million
Other taxes
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$67 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$440 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.2 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$189 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$684 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges36%Running the government and other costs32%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

36%

of Leverett'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
36%$3.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$3.1 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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$1.5 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$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$734 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$734 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$212 thousand
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$170 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$40 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leverett. 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 Leverett 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.