Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lunenburg took in $52.6 million and spent $49.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)8.2%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Lunenburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
61%$32.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$724 thousand
  • Other licenses$457 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Other school charges$176 thousand
  • School lunches$66 thousand
  • Water$47 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$40 thousand
  • Housing$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$3.0 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$11.4 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%$114 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$552 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

59%

of Lunenburg'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
59%$28.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$28.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Government buildings$782 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$761 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$226 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$1.6 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$94 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
  • Water supply$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$535 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$446 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$174 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$174 thousand
Social services
0.2%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$64 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$64 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lunenburg. 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 Lunenburg 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.