Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Monson took in $35.7 million and spent $41.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.0%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

7%

of Monson'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 taxes48%

Property tax
47%$16.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$137 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Sewer$698 thousand
  • Water$660 thousand
  • School lunches$55 thousand
  • Other school charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$2.2 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$12.3 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$422 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Sent to other local governments3.3%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

59%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
59%$24.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$24.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.7 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$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$627 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$291 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$1.4 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$1.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$715 thousand
  • Water supply$370 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$814 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$814 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$623 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$345 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$278 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$270 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$254 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Social services
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Monson. 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 Monson 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.