Town government · Franklin County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leyden took in $2.9 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money26%Fees for services11%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Leyden'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 taxes62%

Property tax
62%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$316 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$770 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs31%Sent to other local governments29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Leyden's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$972 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$972 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$868 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$651 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$823 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$822 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Social services
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leyden. 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 Leyden 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.