Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Longmeadow took in $97.5 million and spent $100 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 taxes70%State tax money12%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

3.6%

of Longmeadow's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$67.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$371 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$474 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$448 thousand
  • Other school charges$404 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$141 thousand
  • School lunches$132 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%$3.5 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$11.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$222 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$2.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

58%

of Longmeadow's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$58.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$58.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$16.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.3 million
  • Government buildings$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$541 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$4.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$2.0 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$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$869 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$776 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$148 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$148 thousand
Social services
0.1%$136 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$136 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Longmeadow. 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 Longmeadow 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.