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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mendon took in $23.3 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money5.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)4.6%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

84%

of Mendon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
84%$19.4 million
Other taxes
1.8%$425 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$264 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$467 thousand
  • Other service charges$427 thousand
  • Water$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$930 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$211 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments54%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

54%

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

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
54%$11.6 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$11.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.1 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$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$393 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$222 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$698 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$456 thousand
  • Water supply$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$399 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$284 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$261 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Social services
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mendon. 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 Mendon 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.