Town government · Hampshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Middlefield took in $1.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money17%Federal tax money3.0%Fees for services0.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$52 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$295 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$11 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Middlefield'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
40%$742 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$742 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$456 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$456 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Social services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middlefield. 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 Middlefield 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.